California has a very large new tool in its arsenal to fight wildfires, and it’s a veteran that has seen battles before. State officials announced Monday that after years of …
State firefighters gained progress in their attempt to contain Northern California’s biggest wildfire while preventing it from spreading any further early Thursday, officials said. The land burned by the Park …
Firefighters got a jump on fighting the massive Park Fire over the weekend, increasing containment to 34% by Monday morning, but the blaze’s activity is expected to increase this week …
In one of his signature songs, Johnny Cash drawls about shooting a man in Reno just to watch him die. In real life, the country star unintentionally ignited a California …
Firefighters fully contained the Creek Fire, burning in the Sunol area of Alameda County, on Friday evening, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported. The fire had been burning …
CHICO: Firefighters battling California’s largest wildfire of the year are preparing for treacherous conditions entering the weekend when expected thunderstorms may unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds that could erode …
The Park Fire, which has burned more than 383,000 acres across Butte and Tehama counties, became the fifth largest wildfire in California history, reaching 14% containment as of noon Tuesday, …
After two relatively mild years, California is off to its most severe wildfire season in 16 years. “It’s the earliest intense fire season statewide that we’ve had in a long …
The Creek Fire, burning in the Sunol area of Alameda County, reached 75% containment and had burned through 744 acres as of Wednesday morning, according to Cal Fire. The fire …
The Park Fire — now the sixth-largest fire in the state’s recorded history — continued to burn Monday with low levels of activity, but fire officials expected it to flare …