Update: Crews contain 3-alarm vegetation fire in Martinez
Crews have contained a three-alarm vegetation fire that at one point threatened structures in Martinez Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
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Crews have contained a three-alarm vegetation fire that at one point threatened structures in Martinez Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
People who lost their homes and property in last summer's Tamarack Fire in northern Nevada and California have filed a claim against the U.S. Forest Service seeking more than $85 million.
Evacuation orders triggered by a fast-moving wildfire along a stretch of Highway 53 in Clearlake Thursday afternoon have been lifted.
Anne Makovec reports on a four-alarm brush fire that caused some tense moments in Fairfield Thursday morning (8-4-2022)
A day after a strike team returned from being deployed at the Oak Fire near Yosemite, which was 86 percent contained as of Thursday morning, the San Francisco Fire Department sent another team to the McKinney Fire burning near the Oregon border.
Firefighters in Fairfield have gotten the upper hand on a four-alarm vegetation fire Thursday morning that closed roads in the area.
Firefighters have gotten their first hold on California's deadliest and most destructive fire of the year and expected that the blaze would remain stalled through the weekend.
A torrent of water, mud and debris knocked out a bridge near Humbug Road within McKinney Fire evacuation zone Tuesday, injuring a private contractor battling the massive blaze.
Teams searching through the debris left behind by the fast-moving flames of the McKinney Fire have discovered two more bodies at separate residences along State Route 96, authorities announced Tuesday.
Fire agencies were on high alert Monday with forecasts of "dry lightning." In Marin County, that means a team of volunteer fire lookouts could be the difference between an unusual weather event and disaster.
A photojournalist documenting the destruction of the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County over the weekend rescued a puppy that scampered from the debris of a destroyed home.
Devin Fehely reports on the destructive McKinney Fire still burning out of control in Siskiyou County (8-1-2022)
Authorities have discovered two bodies in a burned vehicle in the path of a raging McKinney Fire that has destroyed much of the small community of Klamath River, charred 55,500 acres and had zero percent containment.
Crews battling the largest wildfire this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday evening.
More than six hundred firefighters were battling the McKinney Fire burning out of control near Yreka in Siskiyou County Sunday. Devin Fehely reports. (7-31-22)
A fast-growing wildland fire in Fresno County Sunday afternoon has resulted in evacuations and injuries.
Devin Fehely reports on the explosive growth of the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County (7-31-2022)
Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday evening for Siskiyou County where the McKinney Fire is raging near Yreka, forcing the evacuation of nearby communities. (7-30-22)
Fire crew are at the scene of a brush fire burning near Altamont Pass Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
The Oak Fire in Mariposa County has charred nearly 30 square miles (19,200 acres) of trees and brush, with 42 percent containment.
An 11-year-old boy who admitted to setting off fireworks has been arrested for allegedly igniting a 3-acre brushfire in Pacifica, authorities announced Thursday.
Fire crews in the East Bay had their hands full early Wednesday evening after a brush fire burned dangerously close to several commercial buildings.
Fire crews have contained a brush fire that has consumed 50 acres in the area of the Sonoma Raceway Wednesday evening.
An air quality advisory for wildfire smoke in the Bay Area has been extended until Thursday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Firefighters continued to battle the northeastern march of the Oak Fire early Wednesday along the steep, rugged terrain of Footman Ridge as the 5-day-old wildfire grew to 18,715 acres.
