Carr Fire's Erratic Winds Whip Up Fire Tornados
It sounds like a deadly twist to a late night science fiction movie, but to the crews battling the massive wildfire weaving a destructive path through Redding it was all too real.
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It sounds like a deadly twist to a late night science fiction movie, but to the crews battling the massive wildfire weaving a destructive path through Redding it was all too real.
Here are the neighborhoods that have been evacuated in the deadly and destructive path of the Carr Fire.
The Carr Fire tore through two small communities Thursday before reaching the city of Redding, killing a bulldozer operator, burning three firefighters, destroying dozens of homes and forcing thousands to flee.
Evacuations were still in effect early Thursday evening as crews made more progress on containment of the Marsh Fire in Contra Costa County.
One mobile home, three outbuildings and 16 motor vehicles have been destroyed in a grass fire near the community of San Martin in unincorporated Santa Clara County, a Cal Fire spokeswoman said Thursday.
One of the reasons firefighters battling the Marsh Fire were able to save several seriously threatened homes was the massive Cal Fire tanker swooping down from the sky to drop retardant.
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday issued emergency proclamations in both Riverside County in the south and Shasta County in the north. The declarations authorize the state to rally resources to local government.
The Church Fire started late Wednesday afternoon at Church Avenue and Monterey Road in the unincorporated community of San Martin.
Disappointed tourists under evacuation orders were emptying campsites and lodges in the heart of Yosemite National Park, as firefighters battled to contain a huge wildfire just to the west.
A brush fire burning near Ed R. Levin County Park grew to 322 acres Sunday evening, but firefighters assisted by an aggressive air attack had gained 40 percent containment and no homes were being threatened.
The Ferguson fire burning just west of Yosemite National Park is steadily growing Saturday after two more firefighters were injured while battling the flames in blazing summer heat.
Hot and dry weather is hindering efforts to slow the growth of a wildfire near Yosemite National Park that killed a California firefighter.
A deadly wildfire near Yosemite National Park has doubled in size and shrouded the popular destination in smoke, but tourists could still use all trails, campgrounds, lodges and restaurants Monday, officials said.
Gov. Brown ordered flags at the Capitol to be flown at half-staff to honor firefighter Braden Varney who died fighting the still-growing Ferguson Fire in the Sierra foothills.
The County Fire, which started June 30, was declared to be 100 percent contained Saturday night, and was expected to be virtually completely out by Sunday.
A Cal Fire heavy equipment operator was killed Saturday while battling a wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park.
Climate scientists may have a clue as to why fire season is off to such an explosive start.
Cal Fire crews are responding to a vegetation fire at Hale and Miramonte avenues near Morgan Hill in unincorporated Santa Clara County Tuesday afternoon.
Thousands of firefighters aided by milder weather continued to make progress against a deadly blaze along the California-Oregon state line.
The County Fire burning in Napa and Yolo counties east of Lake Berryessa was 73 percent contained as of Monday morning, Cal Fire officials said.
A fast-moving wildfire that has already claimed one life and injured three firefighters has spread from northern California into Oregon.
Firefighters have been able to build containment around several destructive wildfires burning in California. The 138-square-mile County Fire in Yolo County, is 57 percent contained.
Firefighters toiled in stifling heat Saturday on the lines of destructive wildfires across California and several western states, struggling to tame blazes that have forced evacuations of hundreds of homes.
The fire, called Klamathon, started Thursday afternoon and has forced evacuations in the small town of Hornbrook, California.
The County Fire burning in Yolo and Napa counties continued to grow over the July 4th holiday, scorching 86,000 acres (134 square miles) as of Thursday morning.
