Wildfire Leaves Behind Devastation For Some Returning To Mariposa
The Detwiler Fire erupted on July 16, scorching nearly 120 square miles of trees and grass and continued to threaten about 1,500 homes, but its spread has slowed.
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The Detwiler Fire erupted on July 16, scorching nearly 120 square miles of trees and grass and continued to threaten about 1,500 homes, but its spread has slowed.
Authorities say a boy smoking marijuana was arrested for investigation of starting a small wildfire outside Sacramento.
Firefighters in California have lifted an evacuation order for residents of a Gold Rush-era town that was threatened by a wildfire.
Authorities say a stubborn wildfire burning in foothills west of Yosemite National Park has now destroyed 45 structures while forcing thousands of people from their homes.
A wildfire west of Yosemite National Park forced thousands to flee tiny, Gold Rush-era towns and destroyed at least 29 structures.
A wildfire burning in central California has grown, threatening several hundred structures.
A challenging vegetation fire in Saratoga knocked out power and water to six families but is 50 percent contained Tuesday afternoon and the families have power again, Santa Clara County fire officials said.
In Northern California, a 900-acre wildfire in Mendocino County has triggered an evacuation of homes.
Nearly all evacuation orders have been called off for three major fires across California as dozens of wildfires throughout the West were coming under control.
Five months ago, it was fears over flooding. Now it's flames.
The evacuation order has been lifted for residents of about 50 homes in Contra Costa County south of Brentwood where grass fires were burning Saturday morning.
Firefighters responded quickly Thursday afternoon to contain a grass fire in east San Jose.
All lanes of a Los Angeles County freeway were closed Sunday afternoon as crews beat back a fast-moving wildfire burning near canyon homes.
Northbound traffic on Highway 13 is being diverted just before Joaquin Miller because of the smoke.
A four-alarm grass fire that broke out along Highway 12 in Fairfield Thursday evening, halting traffic and prompting some evacuations, has been extinguished.
A person of interest is being questioned in a 2-alarm Oakland Hills grass fire that firefighters quickly brought under control Monday morning
A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for the area affected by the Soberanes Fire as rain moves back into the region Thursday.
Following the Loma Fire, there's a new threat facing residents in the Santa Cruz Mountains: mudslides.
Firefighters made significant progress overnight on a wildfire burning in Wine Country.
A 53-acre wildfire forced mandatory evacuations in the Campbell Creek and Campbell Flats areas of unincorporated Napa County Monday evening, according to Cal Fire.
One person has been arrested in connection with nearly 100 marijuana plants found this morning within the Loma Fire area in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman said.
Evacuations orders were lifted Tuesday in Santa Clara County for a nearly 4,500-acre fire burning for more than a week in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
The Loma Fire that started in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Santa Clara County last week is 90 percent contained at 4,474 acres as of early Tuesday morning, Cal Fire officials said.
Clothing-optional Lupin Lodge Resort opened its doors to evacuees of the Loma Fire in the Santa Cruz mountains. Guests can wear clothes, or not.
The Loma Fire that started in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Santa Clara County about a week ago is 81 percent contained at 4,474 acres as of Monday morning, Cal Fire officials said.
