Neighbors of abandoned golf course fed up with constant fires
Neighbors near an abandoned golf course in Pittsburg are tired of constant fires in their backyards. Authorities say at least one fire started in a homeless encampment.
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Neighbors near an abandoned golf course in Pittsburg are tired of constant fires in their backyards. Authorities say at least one fire started in a homeless encampment.
The scorching temperatures have reached as far north as Britain, where its weather agency has issued its first-ever "red warning" of extreme heat.
As the Bay Area moves further into fire season, there's a growing sense of urgency when it comes to making property as safe as possible.
Fire crews are responding to a vegetation fire burning in Richmond Friday afternoon near Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, according to authorities.
A San Francisco firefighter was injured after falling down an elevator shaft early Friday morning as crews responded to a two-alarm structure fire.
Firefighters have stopped forward progress in a quick moving vegetation fire that started in the hills above Benicia in Solano County Wednesday afternoon.
The California Highway Patrol is trying to find a driver of a tour bus who had apparently left the scene after the bus burst into flames along Highway 101 in South San Francisco on Wednesday night.
Frustration is flaring up in a Pittsburg neighborhood as a fire burning since May 28 has led to unhealthy, even hazardous air quality levels.
Fire swept through a homeless encampment near the MacArthur Maze highway interchange in West Oakland on Monday morning.
Amanda Starrantino reports on a homeless-encampment fire burning RVs and cars in Oakland
Crews responded to a fire burning at a homeless encampment burning near the MacArthur Maze in West Oakland on Monday morning. (7/11/22)
Authorities in the East Bay on Sunday instructed people to stop flying drones in the area of the Marsh Fire in Pittsburg due to air support that was being provided to fight the fire.
A car fire on Rimrock Drive in Napa was fully contained before being able to spread beyond an acre, according to a Facebook post by the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
The California Emergency Services (Cal OES) is coordinating the deployment of mutual aid resources in support of the fight to contain the Electra Fire in Amador County.
Fire crews in the South Bay appear to be getting the upper hand on a two-alarm house fire in southeast San Jose near James Franklin Smith Elementary.
Residents of a Pittsburg neighborhood were grateful to be back in their homes Tuesday after a close call July 4th when fireworks set fire to two backyards.
Crews in the East Bay had their hands full all day Monday into the night as fireworks were blamed for starting a number of vegetation fires.
After being stranded in a PG&E powerplant for hours, roughly 100 people were evacuated to safety from the Electra Fire late Monday. authorities confirmed.
As firefighters were at the scene of a blaze in Daly City on July 4, children stopped by to get a picture and a lesson on fire safety. KPIX 5 photojournalist Richard Villaroman got the story.
Fire crews were battling a vegetation fire on Twin Peaks
Officials are making sure roads are clear in the East Bay Hills and they're issuing citations for illegally parked cars.
Authorities in the East Bay said illegal fireworks started an overnight grass fire in Antioch.
Devin Fehely reports on crews responding to an overnight brush fire in Antioch blamed on fireworks (7-3-2022)
The much-anticipated consolidation of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) and the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District became official Friday.
Crews in Vallejo have controlled a three-alarm fire burning at a commercial structure early Thursday evening, according to fire officials.
