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Crews are still trying to assess the damage from the 62,000-acre Valley Fire, which has killed a 72-year-old woman, injured four firefighters and burned at least 585 homes as well as hundreds of other structures, Cal Fire said Monday.
Alameda Municipal Power reported Monday that geothermal and solar power facilities near Middletown may have been damaged in the 62,000-acre Valley Fire, currently burning through Lake, Napa, and Sonoma counties.
At least eight firefighters lost their homes to the Valley Fire burning in Lake and Napa counties.
An elderly disabled woman who was unable to escape her home died in the Valley Fire burning in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties, Lake County sheriff's officials said Monday.
An explosive wildfire burned largely unchecked Monday after incinerating hundreds of homes and devastating rural communities north of California's Napa Valley, leaving at least one person dead and sending tens of thousands fleeing down flame-lined streets.
The ferocious Valley Fire reportedly torched the famed Harbin Hot Springs, a clothing-optional retreat center offering yoga and massage workshops in Middletown.
Through the devastation and destruction of the Valley Fire there is a bright spot of hope when it comes to the Herculean effort on the part of vets and volunteers to save pets, horses and livestock.
One person reportedly died in a wildfire in Lake and Napa counties that exploded in size within hours Saturday, and had burned 50,000 acres by Sunday evening.
One civilian has died in the Valley Fire, Cal Fire officials have confirmed Sunday night.
Napa County officials Sunday warned residents in the north part of the county that smoke from the Valley Fire may be a health hazard.
Officials in Napa and Lake counties said people are scamming survivors of the Valley Fire through social media by asking evacuees' for their addresses.
Thousands have been evacuated in the path of two massive wildfires burning north of San Francisco and in the Sierra foothills southeast of Sacramento and Gov. Brown issued his second state of emergency order in as many days.
A fire that started Saturday afternoon in Lake County and spread to Napa County later in the day has destroyed structures, burned 40,000 acres and injured four firefighters according to Cal Fire and the Lake County Office of Emergency Services.
Firefighters gained some ground Saturday against an explosive wildfire that incinerated buildings and chased hundreds of people from mountain communities in drought-stricken Northern California.
A wildfire burning in the Sierra Nevada foothills has exploded in size over the last 48 hours amid extreme hot weather conditions, leading to thousands of evacuations.
The three fires were less than one-tenth of a mile from each other.
Fire officials say a firefighter was injured and a home and two outbuildings were destroyed by wildfire in Northern California's Tuolumne County that also prompted evacuations.
Firefighters responded to a vegetation fire near the summit of Highway 17 Monday night.
A wildfire burning east of Fresno grew overnight to 134 square miles. It was 25 percent contained Saturday.
Nearly 200 firefighters battling a blaze on California's Central Coast had to be treated for poison oak.
Firefighters are battling a three-acre vegetation fire Tuesday afternoon in Walnut Creek near the Lime Ridge Open Space, a Cal Fire spokesman said.
A new fire in Lake County has now burned through 215 acres of vegetation.
As of Sunday morning, firefighters say the blaze has been fully contained.
More than 12,000 firefighters are battling 17 wildfires across California. Saturday, a new fire erupted in Lake County.
With some help from cooler temperatures, firefighters are making progress on both blazes.
