Scientists: Wind, Drought Worsen Fires, Not Bad Management
Both nature and humans share blame for California's devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite President Donald Trump's claims, fire scientists say.
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Both nature and humans share blame for California's devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite President Donald Trump's claims, fire scientists say.
A nurse is recalling his and his patients' harrowing near-death escape from the Camp Fire that nearly destroyed the town of Paradise, north of Sacramento.
Protecting lives is their No. 1 priority. That's why they keep on working.
The three wildfires burning in California are devouring acres of land at a terrifying speed due to strong winds and extremely dry ground conditions created by climate change, authorities say.
Authorities in Butte County reported six additional deaths in the Camp Fire, raising the death toll to 29 and matching the deadliest wildfire on record in California history.
As coroner's teams searched for clues about the missing in the ashes of the Camp Fire, a living cat was found and rescued.
The death toll from the devastating Camp Fire climbed to 23 Saturday as 14 more victims were located in the debris of what was once the town of Paradise.
A couple that lost their home in the Camp Fire has found a tiny piece of happiness in the midst of their devastating loss.
Suspected looters hoping to take advantage of people evacuated from the Camp Fire were arrested in the town of Paradise Saturday.
A family in Butte County is desperately searching for their 12-year-old girl.
The Bay Area is under a Spare the Air alert that likely won't be lifted for days due to the Camp Fire. This weekend's outdoor events had to make the best of it.
On Saturday, Pres. Trump threatened to withhold federal payments to California, claiming its forest management is "so poor." The president of the California firefighters union responded saying the president's ideas were "shameful" and "dangerously wrong."
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Services is advising residents to reduce outdoor exposure by closing windows and doors as Bay Area air quality continues to deteriorate because of smoke from the Butte County wildfire.
Sunday's Napa Valley Harvest half marathon, 5K and 10K races have been canceled because of the poor air quality resulting from the smoke from the Butte County wildfires.
At least nine people are known dead in a massive wildfire in Butte County that reached 90,000 acres Friday, leaving behind catastrophic damage to communities with thousands of homes and buildings destroyed in what quickly grew into the state's most destructive fire in at least a century.
People have scoured evacuation centers, called 911 and posted desperate online pleas for help finding relatives they haven't heard from since a fast-moving wildfire devastated a Northern California town.
Across the Bay Area, residents took precautions as the raging Camp Fire's massive smoke plume engulfed the region with a layer of unhealthy air, forcing some North Bay Schools to close and several scheduled NCS playoff games to be postponed.
In an unusual move, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Winter Spare the Air Alert from today all the way through Monday because of heavy smoke and particulates drifting into the Bay Area from the so-called Camp Fire which continues to rage in Butte County.
In just 24 hours, the disastrous Camp Fire has burned an area more than twice the size of San Francisco.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company said Thursday that it would not preemptively cut power to tens of thousands of customers in several Northern California counties over the potential risk for wildfires.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is alerting some 70,000 customers in nine Northern California counties about possible early Thursday morning power outages on amid a red flag warning for the region.
California fire officials say a stretch of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz remains closed Monday as fire crews battle a blaze that injured a firefighter and is burning through heavy timber.
Firefighters contained a wildland fire in the area of Lockhart Gulch in Scotts Valley Sunday afternoon even as crews continued to battle another blaze which closed Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County in both directions.
Fire officials say red flag conditions in November are the "new normal." As a precaution, Sonoma and Marin counties are bringing in additional firefighters and trucks.
The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for the North and East Bay hills surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area above 1,000 feet for late Monday until Wednesday morning.
