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A Cal Fire engine. (File photo courtesy OnScene.Media) Cal Fire crews were on the scene of a quickly-growing vegetation fire in the community of Shelter Valley on Sunday.…
Read more Scissors Fire closes down roads in Shelter Valley areaA Cal Fire San Diego truck at the scene of a brush fire. (File photo courtesy Cal Fire) Firefighters responded to a fully involved structure fire in Julian…
Read more Crews at scene of structure fire turned brush fire in JulianA Cal Fire truck on a rural highway. (File photo courtesy Cal Fire) Two people were found dead Monday inside of a recreational vehicle that caught fire near…
Read more Two people found dead in burning vehicle near Live Oak SpringsA Cameron Park family says they are grateful for their neighbor, a firefighter, who helped them after their house caught on fire.The fire broke out on Monday morning…
Read more ‘He was a hero that day’: Off-duty firefighter helps to put out garage fire in Cameron Park homeHeavy smoke billows over East County from a brush fire that broke out in Spring Valley. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire) A hillside brush fire in Spring Valley…
Read more Fast-moving Spring Valley brush fire 50% containedAugust Wildfire Ready special: Evacuation tips, fire simulation programs and detecting lightning New fires starting every day. These winds are flowing out of the west. They’re pushing the…
Read more August Wildfire Ready special: Evacuation tips, fire simulation programs and detecting lightningThe Pickett Fire in Napa County grew by just over 270 acres to 6,803 acres overnight Saturday into Sunday, with containment holding at 11%. The fire broke out…
Read more Pickett fire grows slightly overnight to 6,803 acres as containment remains at 11%Firefighters in California’s Napa County on Friday continued to battle the Pickett Fire, which doubled in size overnight near the town of Calistoga. In an update posted Friday…
Read more Pickett Fire in California’s Napa County nearly doubles in size overnight near Calistoga to more than 2,100 acresMilder weather is finally here to stay, but with the cooler temperatures comes an important reminder: this time of year is when California’s wildfire risk is highest.According to…
Read more Fall is when Northern California is most at risk for destructive wildfires. Here’s whyThe flare-up of the Line fire worsened Monday as evacuation orders expanded and firefighters lost some ground on containment of the San Bernardino County wildfire. The new acres…
Read more Line fire flare-up tips California over a grim milestone: 1 million acres burned in 2024While fellow firefighters were battling voracious blazes throughout Northern California, Cal Fire engineer Robert Hernandez is accused of igniting his own fires, according to authorities. Hernandez, 38, was…
Read more Fire engineer arrested on suspicion of setting blazes in Northern CaliforniaBoyles Fire: Evacuations in effect for parts of Clearlake due to fire threatening structures Updated: 4:20 PM PDT Sep 8, 2024 A vegetation fire in Clearlake is burning…
Read more Boyles Fire: Evacuations in effect for parts of Clearlake due to fire threatening structuresA brush fire in Lake County has prompted evacuations, Cal Fire said on Sunday. The blaze, dubbed the “Boyles Fire,” broke out in Clearlake on Sunday afternoon. Evacuation…
Read more Boyles Fire in Lake County prompts evacuations, threatens structuresKim Kardashian, who in recent years has become an advocate for criminal justice reform, paid a visit last week to a camp in the mountains of Northern California…
Read more Kim Kardashian and sister visit Northern California inmate fire campPIX Now morning edition 9-1-24 PIX Now morning edition 9-1-24 09:09 Cal Fire said Sunday crews are fighting a vegetation fire that is burning near Cordelia. The fire…
Read more Cal Fire crews respond to vegetation fire near CordeliaFirefighters battling to contain the raging Park fire got a brief respite Friday morning thanks to low clouds and slightly lower temperatures that could help slow the spread…
Read more Firefighters worry heat, thunderstorms could fuel the already massive Park fireThe Nixon fire near Aguanga in southern Riverside County exploded in size after the vegetation fire ignited Monday afternoon, growing to almost 4,000 acres by Tuesday morning, according…
Read more Nixon fire in southern Riverside County spreads rapidly, forcing evacuationsA fast-moving fire in Butte County was burning rapidly near some mountain communities Wednesday night, forcing evacuations. The fire started Wednesday afternoon just north of Chico at Bidwell…
Read more Fast-moving Park fire in Butte County forces evacuations in mountain areasScorching heat makes fighting fires not an easy task Scorching heat makes fighting fires not an easy task 02:37 SACRAMENTO – Helicopters high in the sky can’t hide…
Read more First responders utilizing helicopters make adjustments during California’s heat waveCal Fire has stopped the growth of the Pay Fire, but crews are still working to clean up the hillside and prevent any lingering hot spots.During the fire,…
Read more Pilots scramble to save planes at Placerville Airport threatened by Pay Fire, airport remains closed
