By MARK THIESSEN A wildfire in Oregon’s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday, and officials urged the continued evacuations of hundreds of homes in …
Seven wildfires began Monday and Tuesday across Northern California as warm temperatures and dry lightning strikes combined for dangerous conditions early in the year’s fire season. The dry lightning strikes …
RICHMOND — A new ominous civil grand jury report found Contra Costa County’s community warning system inadequate, asserting that the voluntary opt-in network could fail to quickly and accurately notify up to …
Greek authorities arrested 13 people on Saturday after fireworks launched from a yacht started a wildfire on the island of Hydra, near Athens. The fire, which started late Friday, was …
As temperatures soared in the Bay Area Saturday, crews continued to battle several wildfires across the state. Closer to home, a brush fire broke out near Highway 101 and Alum …
The Point Fire in Sonoma County that broke out Sunday has burned more than 1,000 acres, destroyed some structures, and prompted evacuation orders near its origin at Lake Sonoma, authorities …
Grass, meet spark. Bay Area residents, meet fire. The explosive start to the 2024 fire season — the Corral Fire near Livermore that tore through rolling grasslands and rapidly scorched …
Despite a wet winter and heavy snowpack, California’s 2024 wildfire season kicked off over the weekend with the state’s largest blaze of the year, the Corral Fire south of Tracy …
Officials are asking residents in a neighborhood south of Tracy to evacuate as a wildfire in the area grew to over 9,000 acres, closing parts of Interstate 580 on Saturday …
Associated Press FORT NELSON, British Columbia — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that …