Fast-Growing Lassen County Wildfire Forces Evacuations
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for the Hog Fire in Lassen County west of Susanville, which has rapidly grown past 5,800 acres and is threatening 170 structures.
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Mandatory evacuations are in effect for the Hog Fire in Lassen County west of Susanville, which has rapidly grown past 5,800 acres and is threatening 170 structures.
An air quality advisory was extended yet again as smoke from wildfires burning in other parts of the state drifts into the Bay Area.
An air quality advisory has been extended in the Bay Area, as smoke from the Mineral Fire burning in Central California continued to drift into the region.
Evacuations were ordered in a three-alarm fire burning near Vacaville on Thursday night,
A fast-growing vegetation fire was burning in the hills east of Livermore Thursday afternoon with structures threatened, according to fire officials.
Parts of the the San Francisco Bay Area will be covered with hazy skies Thursday, a second straight day of smoke from wildfires burning in Central California drifting into the region.
A vegetation fire that started shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday at Vista Oaks and Douglas drives in Martinez has been contained, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said.
Vacaville firefighters battled several grass fires in the northeastern part of the city, near Interstate 505.
A wildfire ignited in the grasslands in the hills above San Jose Saturday, sending a large smoke plume skyward that was visible for miles and bringing crews from Santa Clara County and Cal Fire to battle the blaze.
With favorable weather conditions overnight, firefighters made progress battling the Crews Fire burning in southern Santa Clara County.
Cal Fire and Contra Costa Fire units have reached 50 percent containment on a grass fire that burned close to a Rodeo tank farm Monday afternoon east of I-80, according to fire officials.
A 4-alarm grass fire burning along both sides of Interstate 680 just north of the Benicia Bridge Monday afternoon forced lanes of the busy East Bay freeway to be closed for about an hour, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The Crews Fire east of Gilroy in rural Santa Clara County quickly grew to 1,000 acres and additional evacuations of properties along Cañada Road were underway
Bay Area fire officials warned that illegal fireworks were creating an extreme fire danger leading into the Fourth of July holiday and, sadly, those predictions came true.
After a very busy Friday night, Contra Costa Fire Protection District is bracing for a hectic Fourth of July.
A brush fire near the Sunol Regional Wilderness park has burned 100 acres and was 30 percent contained as of 3:30 p.m. Saturday
Pacific Gas & Electric has emerged from a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after its long-neglected electrical grid ignited wildfires in California.
Fire crews in Contra Costa County are battling a grass fire burning in the area of Pine Hollow Court in Clayton Tuesday morning, according to officials.
Restrictions on public recreation areas in Marin County have been put into effect during the red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service for elevations of 1,000 feet or more from 10 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday.
Firefighters battling two vegetation fires burning along Interstate 680 north of Benicia Saturday afternoon were forced to ground aircraft due to interference from a drone in the area.
Frustration has mounted among residents across the Bay Area and beyond who have taken to social media and neighborhood forums about what appears to be an increase of illegal fireworks being set off this year.
An ongoing vegetation fire in Stanislaus County has burned through 300 acres as of Thursday morning, Cal Fire reports.
The progress of a fire burning in the area of Highland Road near Morgan Territory in the Livermore area has been stopped at 15 acres, Cal Fire said Sunday afternoon.
A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday said he was approving a $58 billion plan by PG&E to end a contentious bankruptcy saga that began after the utility's outdated equipment ignited deadly, destructive wildfires in Northern California.
Firefighters battled a vegetation fire apparently started by a burning car in Livermore next to Interstate Highway 580 Thursday afternoon, the third fire of the day burning in the Livermore area.
