Camp Fire Death Toll Rises Again As Containment Reaches 95 Percent
Authorities say there has been one more fatality in the Camp wildfire, bringing the death toll from it to 84.
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Authorities say there has been one more fatality in the Camp wildfire, bringing the death toll from it to 84.
Umbrellas replaced mask faces on Bay Area streets early Wednesday as a storm front began to clear out a layer of unhealthy air that had been draped over the region for nearly two weeks.
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made a surprise visit to firefighters battling the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County, helping serve them breakfast while providing encouragement.
Weary firefighters and teams searching for victims braced Wednesday for another challenge from Mother Nature -- a storm front that could dump as much as 4 inches of rain across the Camp Fire burn zone.
PG&E and other utilities companies could be protected from possible bankruptcy by a measure being introduced in California's legislature.
The death toll from the catastrophic Camp Fire in Butte County continued to climb Tuesday, with authorities announcing two more sets of human remains found, bringing the total number killed to 81.
Two Bay Area high school students have invented a tool to predict and prevent fires; it may be the firefighting tool of the future.
Authorities are using a powerful tool in their effort to identify the scores of people killed by the Camp Fire that ripped through Northern California: rapid DNA testing that produces results in just two hours.
A transmission line that utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company says malfunctioned minutes before the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County was supported by steel towers that toppled over in a fierce 2012 storm.
Fire officials say firefighters have gained ground against a Northern California wildfire that killed at least 79 people.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says it's not the time for finger-pointing over the destruction of the deadly California wildfires -- yet he's openly blaming "radical environmentalists" for a lack of forest management that he says are spreading the infernos.
Butte County officials released the latest numbers in the recovery effort from the Camp Fire Monday evening, announcing that the remains of two more people were found, raising the death toll in the deadly fire to 79.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Northern California's wildfire-scarred areas including the Butte County mountainsides devastated by the Camp Fire in the past two weeks.
With people unsuccessfully trying to avoid the unhealthy Bay Area air, many are also seeking information on what to do after smoke exposure.
The massive Camp Fire has left a path of destruction in its wake through the devastated community of Paradise. There are many ways to help victims of the wildfire, whether it be monetary, material, volunteering or providing shelter.
Schools around Northern California that had to close because of unhealthy air quality resulting from wildfires in the state can apply for a waiver to ensure they do not lose funding as a result of the closures.
Kevin McKay drove the school bus along gridlocked, dark roads as pockets of fire burned all around. Nearly two dozen elementary school children were on board with him.
As the Bay Area faces an unprecedented 12th consecutive Spare the Air Day due to poor air quality from wildfire smoke, several venues remain closed Monday.
Firefighters continued gaining ground against the Camp Fire in Butte County, with containment reaching 66 percent early Monday.
Bay Area residents are having trouble finding N95 respiratory masks. They are in high demand as people try to protect themselves from poor air quality.
Rain in the forecast will relieve firefighters, but it could complicate efforts to search for the remains of victims in Butte County.
More than 5,000 firefighters are still on the front lines in Butte County fighting the Camp Fire. Just a few months ago, some of them were cadets in the California Wildland Fire Academy.
There is a race to move hundreds of Camp Fire evacuees out of a Walmart parking lot in Chico as rain is expected to fall this coming week.
UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University will remain closed this coming week. San Jose State University will be open for classes and business Monday and Tuesday, officials said.
Searchers combing Paradise, a leveled by the deadly Camp Fire, stepped up their efforts Sunday ahead of rains forecast later this week in the fire zone
