Woman arrested in connection with Albany fires that triggered evacuations
Police in Albany on Monday morning confirmed the arrest of a female arson suspect who may have set the fires that triggered evacuations Sunday afternoon.
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Police in Albany on Monday morning confirmed the arrest of a female arson suspect who may have set the fires that triggered evacuations Sunday afternoon.
A vegetation fire Sunday afternoon burning on the west side of Albany Hill prompted an evacuation order for residents in several neighborhoods. They were lifted before 8 p.m.
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire burning in the Altamont area of Livermore Saturday night.
Cal Fire crews worked to contain a 1-acre blaze in rugged terrain between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon.
A fire in Alamo Saturday afternoon burned three acres and damaged a residence.
Authorities in Marin County say that the forward progress of a vegetation fire that led to limited evacuations has been halted.
Fire crews in Contra Costa County have completely contained a grass fire that burned near Clayton Friday.
A brush fire is burning in the southern part of Santa Clara County near Morgan Hill Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
A brush fire burning in the eastern foothills of Livermore between Alameda and San Joaquin counties grew to 552 acres as of early Friday morning and was 50 percent contained.
A fast-moving brush fire Thursday afternoon along the Pleasanton Ridge prompted hundreds of evacuations in Pleasanton and Sunol before residents were allowed to return home. Katie Nielsen reports. (6-23-22)
A brush fire prompted evacuation warnings in Port Costa Thursday afternoon and burned about 140 acres before crews got it contained.
A brush fire prompted evacuation warnings in Port Costa Thursday afternoon and burned about 140 acres before crews got it contained. Andrea Nakano reports. (6-23-22)
Elizabeth Cook reports on fire burning in the eastern part of Livermore Thursday evening (6-23-2022)
Crews may have turned a corner in their battle to contain a vegetation fire burning near Port Costa in Contra Costa County. Andrea Nakano reports. (6-23-22)
The Canyon Fire broke out along the Pleasanton Ridge west of Foothill Road/Bernal Ave. and Interstate 680. Katie Nielsen reports. (6-23-22)
Sara Donchey reports on a fast-moving brush fire burning in Port Costa that has triggered an evacuation warning (6-23-2022)
Cal Fire crews battled a 4-alarm wildfire near Vacaville Thursday afternoon that prompted the Solano County Sheriff to order mandatory evacuations.
A vegetation fire was burning in the hills west of Pleasanton and north of Sunol Thursday afternoon.
As monsoonal moisture brought rare thunderstorms to parts of California on Wednesday, firefighters and communities across the Bay Area were on heightened alert as memories of the massive wildfires two years ago remain fresh. Andrea Nakano and Paul Heggen report. (6/22/22)
Evacuation orders were lifted as firefighters approached full containment of a vegetation fire in rural Solano County near Winters on Wednesday.
The utility company is going full throttle on a fairly new automated system that will immediately shut off power lines when it detects objects such as broken tree limbs that could spark a fire.
PG&E is going full throttle on a fairly new automated system that will immediately shut off power lines when it detects broken tree limbs or other objects that could spark a fire. Kenny Choi reports. (6/22/22)
Investigators say fireworks caused a four-alarm Pittsburg grass fire June 17 that forced 2,200 residents to evacuate and threatened 100 homes, and they are looking for suspects Wednesday.
A 20-acre brush fire prompted evacuation orders and injured a firefighter as it grew to seven alarms in San Mateo County near Redwood City Tuesday afternoon. Jocelyn Moran reports.
Extremely high temperatures cooked every corner of the Bay Area today and temperatures remained well above normal throughout, Tuesday night. In Napa, it reached 104 degrees but it's not the heat that's the only concern.
