Man Who Allegedly Attacked Firefighter Near Wildfire Arrested
Monterey County sheriff's deputies arrested a man Monday evening near Jamesburg, after he attacked a firefighter in a disaster area near the Tassajara wildfire.
Watch CBS News
Monterey County sheriff's deputies arrested a man Monday evening near Jamesburg, after he attacked a firefighter in a disaster area near the Tassajara wildfire.
Crews made gains overnight on one of the worst wildfires in California history, mopping up hot spots and strengthening control lines.
A wildfire that has killed three, injured four firefighters and destroyed at least 888 single dwellings in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties is 69 percent contained Sunday evening, Cal Fire officials said.
When the Valley Fire ripped through Middletown Saturday night, Cody Smith and his family came terrifyingly close to the fire. They were trapped on their own property, surrounded by a wall of flames.
Residents in the devastated town of Middletown may be wondering how they can ever rebuild, but a year after the town of Weed lost about a third of its housing to a wildfire, residents there are showing that it's possible to rebuild a community.
Authorities in Lake County have made several arrests for looting in the wake of the devastating Valley Fire.
Police are investigating an arson fire that occurred early Tuesday morning inside the parking lot of a Concord apartment complex.
Alameda Municipal Power reported Monday that geothermal and solar power facilities near Middletown may have been damaged in the 62,000-acre Valley Fire, currently burning through Lake, Napa, and Sonoma counties.
The ferocious Valley Fire reportedly torched the famed Harbin Hot Springs, a clothing-optional retreat center offering yoga and massage workshops in Middletown.
Through the devastation and destruction of the Valley Fire there is a bright spot of hope when it comes to the Herculean effort on the part of vets and volunteers to save pets, horses and livestock.
One civilian has died in the Valley Fire, Cal Fire officials have confirmed Sunday night.
Napa County officials Sunday warned residents in the north part of the county that smoke from the Valley Fire may be a health hazard.
A fire that started Saturday afternoon in Lake County and spread to Napa County later in the day has destroyed structures, burned 40,000 acres and injured four firefighters according to Cal Fire and the Lake County Office of Emergency Services.
Investigators believe someone smoking drugs in a van caused a three-alarm fire that injured seven people and damaged four homes in Bay Point early Friday morning, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District fire marshal said.
Fire officials say a firefighter was injured and a home and two outbuildings were destroyed by wildfire in Northern California's Tuolumne County that also prompted evacuations.
Amazon is coming out with a tablet that costs half the price of its current Fire HD, and a fraction of the cost of Apple's iPad.
A San Francisco Municipal Railway bus engine overheated and caught fire Tuesday morning, briefly blocking traffic on U.S. Highway 101, according to Muni and California Highway Patrol officials.
Firefighters responded to a vegetation fire near the summit of Highway 17 Monday night.
Dry and breezy/windy conditions expected Friday. In fact, so dry that a Red Flag Warning is in effect for the Greater Lake Tahoe area from 2PM to 9 PM. In addition, a Lake Wind Advisory has been issued from 11AM to 9PM.
Mandatory evacuations were lifted for residents near a wildfire burning in Lake County that has consumed 450 acres Wednesday night, according to Cal Fire.
More than a dozen people needed a place to stay after a fire damaged their San Jose home, an incident which helps illustrate the state of affordable housing in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
San Francisco firefighters responded Monday evening to a two-alarm fire in Cole Valley.
A Los Gatos teen who was hanging out with friends at an elementary school Sunday night has admitted to accidentally starting a two-alarm fire that damaged school buildings, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities say two people suspected of causing a major strip mall fire in Santa Clara Wednesday afternoon have turned themselves in. Two people were injured in the fire and a total of five businesses were destroyed.
Police are looking for a person who drove into a gas line at a Santa Clara strip mall near Lawrence Expressway and may have started a two-alarm fire Wednesday afternoon, police said.
