Controlled burn planned for Monday on San Mateo County coast
A column of smoke will be seen Monday for miles across parts of the Bay Area. But it’s not an emergency. CalFire crews have scheduled a controlled burn Monday along …
Wildfire
Mountain Fire exploded to 10,457 acres
CAMARILLO — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of …
Mountain Fire evacuations in Ventura County
A Ventura County wildfire that ignited on a day of red-flag warnings across California has burned 14,000 acres and forced evacuations near Oxnard. The Mountain Fire was reported shortly before …
Power shut off for thousands of Bay Area customers during red flag warning weather – The Mercury News
More than 16,000 Bay Area customers went without power Wednesday as Pacific Gas & Electric took precautions to lessen the chances of sparking a wildfire as most of the region …
Oakland hills blaze partially contained overnight
OAKLAND — Crews continued to battle a fire in the Oakland hills through the night, achieving some containment, and are expected to remain in the area through much of Saturday, …
Burning to learn: What wildfire research shows us about how to save a home
RICHBURG, S.C. — In densely built towns, wildfires can trigger a deadly domino effect, with flames leaping from home to home until an entire neighborhood is destroyed. How does construction …
Proposition 4: California’s $10 billion ballot measure for wildfires, water projects and heat waves explained
California has endured three severe droughts over the past 15 years. Its five largest wildfires in recorded history have all occurred since 2018. Heat waves with temperatures above 110 degrees …
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 …
Get Close, But Have an Escape Plan: What It’s Like Photographing Wildfires
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Swanson documents California wildfires for a global audience, taking pictures and video at the same time. Fires are trending news, as nearly one million acres burned …
The climate peril that America keeps on overlooking
Our planet has just endured its hottest summer on record, with 2024 on track likewise to become the hottest year since recordkeeping began. We see the impact of this heating …