Wildfire Near Lake Berryessa 70 Percent Contained
A wildfire burning in Yolo County near the Napa County line is 70 percent contained as of Monday morning, Cal Fire officials said.
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A wildfire burning in Yolo County near the Napa County line is 70 percent contained as of Monday morning, Cal Fire officials said.
Some evacuation orders in Monterey County were lifted Sunday as firefighters come closer to containing the massive Soberanes Fire that has swallowed nearly 58,000 acres of forest north of Big Sur over the last two weeks.
Organizers of the Salinas Valley Half Marathon on Saturday have canceled the race due to unhealthy air linked to the devastating Soberanes Fire burning nearby.
The Soberanes Fire in Monterey County is now at 51,000 acres (79.6 square miles) and is 27 percent contained, Cal Fire officials reported Thursday morning.
The Cold Fire burning in Yolo County east of Lake Berryessa grew to at least 4,700 acres Thursday and was 15 percent contained Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire officials.
The Soberanes Fire was 25 percent contained at 45,800 acres (71.56 square miles) as of Wednesday morning.
The Soberanes Fire broke out on July 22 and has grown to 43,400 acres (67.8 square miles), with containment at 18 percent as of Tuesday morning.
The massive Soberanes Fire burning in Monterey County could have a smoky effect on the area's wind industry.
Fire officials were saying Monday that it could take as long as a month to contain the Soberanes Fire that has burned over 40,000 acres in Monterey County.
More than 5,000 firefighters are battling the wildfire that killed a bulldozer operator working the fire line.
A wildfire burning near California's dramatic Big Sur coast has destroyed 57 homes and is threatening 2,000 more.
There are 4,277 firefighters working to extinguish the blaze that has destroyed 57 homes and 11 outbuildings, according to Cal Fire.
A wildfire burning along California's Big Sur coastline keeps growing a week after it broke out, and looks to be a problem for the scenic region for weeks to come.
A fifth consecutive Spare the Air alert has been issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for Friday because of continued unhealthy levels of ozone expected in the region.
California crews contended with hotter temperatures and lower humidity Thursday near scenic Big Sur where a wildfire has destroyed 34 homes and killed a bulldozer driver working to contain the massive blaze.
The three-alarm 100-acre Hastings Fire in Solano County is out and the scene was cleared and secured this afternoon, a county fire dispatcher said.
Nearly 3,000 firefighters are battling a wildfire in Monterey County that has increased to 23,500 acres as of Tuesday evening, Cal Fire officials said.
A large wildfire burning in Monterey County increased to almost 20,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, Cal Fire officials said.
If you were planning on camping in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park this week, think again.
Most of the roughly 20,000 evacuees forced out by the Sand Fire near Los Angeles were cleared to go home, but firefighters still faced huge work Tuesday.
Nearly 15,000 acres have burned in a fast-moving wildfire in Monterey County south of Carmel-by-the-Sea that sparked late last week and has destroyed nearly two dozen buildings, Cal Fire officials said.
Fire crews from the Bay Area have been dispatched to help fight wildfires throughout the state.
A grass and brush fire Sunday evening in unincorporated Contra Costa County near Hercules has burned about 45 acres and is 50 percent contained, a Cal Fire Battalion Chief said.
Crews on Sunday continued battling two major wildfires in Central and Southern California.
Wildfires burned out of control Saturday in mountains north of Los Angeles and near Big Sur on California's scenic Central Coast, posing a threat to 2,000 homes and a sanctuary for exotic animals.
