Wildfire is out; it burned nearly 430,000 acres
More than two months after it began, the fourth-largest wildfire in California history is now fully out, according to Cal Fire. State firefighters brought the Park Fire near Chico under …
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Cal Fire crews gain on two Northern California wildfires
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 …
Blaze nears 430,000 acres at end of third week
Nearly three full weeks after beginning near Chico, the Park Fire was closing in on 430,000 acres early Tuesday and containment continued to move along slowly. The blaze, which broke …
Containment stalls, more than 426,500 acres burned
Firefighters made no gains in containment on California’s largest wildfire early Thursday while it continued to eat up acres in two Northern California counties and a national forest. Cal Fire …
California’s 4th largest wildfire at 420,827 acres
The fourth-largest wildfire in California history ripped through nearly 7,000 more acres leading up to Tuesday morning, and containment stalled amid blazing hot conditions that will continue Wednesday, fire officials …
Park Fire near Chico now state’s fourth-largest wildfire ever
Fire crews continued their seemingly endless battle against the Park Fire near Chico overnight Friday, adding some more containment to what has now become the fourth-largest wildfire in California history. …
14% containment, 5th largest wildfire in California history
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, …
Containment of vast Park Fire in Northern California heads higher
Fire crews held containment on the Park Fire steady Wednesday as it completed a full week of destructive burning across two Northern California counties. The blaze was 18% contained as …
California experiencing most severe start to wildfire season in 16 years
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 …
California’s largest wildfire so far this year
FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California are getting some help from the weather just hours after the blaze exploded scorching an area …