Glass Fire Update: Napa And Sonoma County Road Closures Due To Wildfires
Get information on which roads are closed in Napa and Sonoma County due to the Glass Fire according to CHP and the 511.org website.
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Get information on which roads are closed in Napa and Sonoma County due to the Glass Fire according to CHP and the 511.org website.
Authorities on Wednesday confirmed a fourth person has died in connection with the still-growing Zogg Fire burning in Shasta and Tehama counties.
Cal Fire on Tuesday night issued an immediate evacuation order in Napa County for all areas west of State Routes 29 and 128 (Foothill Boulevard) to the county line, between Diamond Mountain Road and Petrified Forest Road.
For all the talk of Sonoma Strong, Wine Country Strong, residents here say the fatigue of the fires is real.
The Glass Fire in Napa County is having a profound impact on local wineries and those who depend on the visitors they attract. Some have been devastated by it, while most have been untouched. Still, everyone is being affected by it.
The Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama counties continued to grow overnight, topping 40,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to authorities.
The containment last week of the CZU Lightning Complex fires brings a sigh of relief, but residents shouldn't relax too much as new natural disaster risks follow the fires in Santa Cruz County - debris flows.
While landslides have always been a threat in steep, hilly areas like those of the Santa Cruz mountains; the threat has been exacerbated in and around burn areas following the CZU fire.
Santa Clara County was approved for federal aid on Tuesday to support residents impacted by the SCU Lighting Complex fires that started last month.
The destructive advance of the Shady Fire -- a wildfire included in the Glass Fire Complex -- slowed Tuesday morning but not before its massive cloud of hot, wind-whipped embers had left behind a random path of burned homes and vegetation in the Skyhawk and Oakmont neighborhoods.
Metallica announced Monday that the band is donating $250,000 to five organizations providing relief to those affected by the wildfires along the west coast.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District on Tuesday extended its ongoing Spare the Air Alerts through Friday as the result of smoke from wildfires in Napa and Sonoma counties.
While home after home burned to the ground as flames tore through the Skyhawk neighborhood in Santa Rosa, some neighbors picked up garden hoses and took a stand against the Glass Fire.
A mandatory evacuation order was in place with the fear the flames could reach the Calistoga by Monday night. "The scariest part of it is not knowing," said one resident, hoping his home will still be there in morning.
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Napa, Sonoma and Shasta counties, Monday, and asked President Trump for a major disaster declaration to the wildfires raging across California.
The Glass Fire, as it's being called, started on the east side of the Napa Valley early Sunday morning. So how did it get all the way to Santa Rosa in such a short time?
The Zogg Fire in Shasta County continued to rage unabated Monday, exploding to over 31,000 acres in size with three confirmed fatalities, authorities said.
In Napa County, the Glass Fire struck multiple generations of the Maher family, leaving three homes owned by family members reduced to rubble in its fiery path of destruction.
Less than a month after smoke-choked skies created apocalyptic landscapes across the Bay Area, the region was again blanketed with smoke from the Glass, Boysen and Shady fires in Napa and Sonoma County.
Santa Rosa city buses raced into the Oakmont Village retirement community early Monday, frantically loading up elderly residents for a dash to safety as a flames and a massive cloud of embers from the Shady Fire advanced into Sonoma County and consumed homes in the Sky Hawk and Oakmont neighborhoods.
Officials with PG&E on Monday afternoon announced patrols have begun to inspect lines de-energized during the weekend Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) affecting about 65,000 Northern California customers in 16 counties.
A Red Flag warning remains in effect Monday as crews battle fires in Wine Country, while the entire Bay Area deals with another day of hot temperatures during a late September heat wave.
The raging Glass Fire roared through wine county near St. Helena Sunday, quickly growing to more than 2,500 acres, burning through vineyards, destroying structures, driving at least 2,000 local residents from their homes and leaving a path of new destruction in a region already ravaged by blazes.
With red flag weather conditions gripping much of Northern California, officials said power will be shut off for 65,000 Northern California electric customers in 16 counties to prevent the spread of wildfires that have engulfed areas of the state.
Wildfire smoke from the Glass Fire in Napa County and expected smog has prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to extend its Spare the Air Alert through Monday.
