State Fire Officials Warn Fire Season Already Off to a Dangerous Start
Under May red flag conditions, officials in California on Monday were issuing dire warning for an early and longer fire season this year.
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Under May red flag conditions, officials in California on Monday were issuing dire warning for an early and longer fire season this year.
Starting this month, two dozen fire stations around Alameda County will hoist flags during dangerous fire weather conditions.
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a 2-acre wildfire burning in Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Sunday afternoon.
The first weekend in May marks the beginning of a statewide Wildfire Awareness Week -- a reminder that fire season isn't what is used to be in the Golden State.
Firefighters aren't the only ones getting ready for what's expected to be a very busy fire season. A San Rafael woman and her dog are hitting the road to bring some comfort and joy to those battling blazes on the frontlines.
The California Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday that defines power shut-offs during wildfires as local emergencies, meaning governmental bodies can recover expenses.
Contra Costa County Fire crews have stopped the forward progress of a sizable vegetation fire burning near homes along Kirker Pass Road in Pittsburg Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
The federal judge overseeing PG&E's criminal proceedings expressed his displeasure with the utility company in an unusual fashion: he made his proposal a recommendation -- not a mandatory order.
The Solano County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday accused a Vacaville man of starting the Markley Fire that killed two people to cover up an alleged homicide.
Eight months after a lightning siege ignited more than 650 wildfires in Northern California, the state's oldest park is doing what nature does best: recovering.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company was arraigned in a Sonoma County courtroom Tuesday in connection with the massive Kincade Fire that burned in late 2019.
Santa Cruz County launched a new disaster preparedness website through its Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience, officials announced Friday.
California power regulators are poised to reprimand Pacific Gas & Electric for continuing to neglect its electrical grid that has ignited a series of deadly wildfires.
California will authorize $536 million for wildfire mitigation and forest management projects before the worst of the fire season strikes later this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders said Thursday.
If a NOAA radio giveaway held in Sonoma County Wednesday was any indication, years of wildfires have people in the North Bay ready to take action ahead of the upcoming fire season.
The Sonoma County District Attorney announced Tuesday that its office filed criminal charges against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for its role in causing the 2019 Kincade Fire.
Just 20.46 inches of rain fell over the two rainfall seasons from 2019-21, second only to the 1975-77 period when just 18.53 inches fell.
Record-high spring temperatures across the Bay Area on Wednesday were putting neighborhoods across the region on high alert due to growing drought concerns and worries about the upcoming wildfire season.
Calfire crews in Santa Cruz County on Wednesday evening were able to stop forward progress of a vegetation fire burning in a heavily wooded area in Boulder Creek, according to authorities.
A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric's criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to be more aggressive about turning off its electricity lines near tall trees.
Sonoma County recently invested in technology that uses artificial intelligence to detect fires faster and to notify firefighters when a fire is spotted.
California's attorney general wants to put a stop to a luxury housing development in a fire-prone area of Lake County.
A new study released Friday shows wildfire smoke is much more hazardous than other common forms of air pollution.
A suit filed by more than 80,000 victims of deadly wildfires ignited by Pacific Gas and Electric's rickety electrical grid targets nearly two dozen of the utility's former executives and board members for alleged dereliction of their duty to ensure the equipment operated safely.
The approaching atmospheric river has raised alarms about the burn scars from the massive Bay Area wildfires of 2020.
