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Stories
Inside Union Pacific’s Harrowing Attempt to Save the Dry Canyon Bridge During the Lava Fire
The Lava Fire damaged the Union Pacific Dry Creek Bridge. UP is working on repairs and estimate the bridge to…
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Crashed Helicopter Removed from Lake Shastina
A helicopter was dipping into Lake Shastina in order to obtain water to fight the Lava fire when it crashed…
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VIDEO: Hiker Captures the Moment a Lightning Strike Starts a Wildfire in the Sierra
A hiker witnessed a rare scene when a bolt of lightning hit the Sierra, causing an immediate wildfire. He even…
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Fast-Moving River Fire Grows Dangerously Close to Yosemite National Park
Photo by Amy Purcell A fast-moving wildfire broke out on Sunday afternoon and following a night of wind-fueled growth, the…
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Doyle, California Ravaged by Beckwourth Complex Fire
Doyle, California is a small, peaceful town in Plumas County that straddles the border of Nevada. The population of under…
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Beckwourth Complex Fire Explodes to 83,926 Acres in the Plumas National Forest
Amid a historic heatwave and worsening wildfire conditions, the Beckwourth Complex Fire exploded to 83,926 acres by Sunday morning, with…
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Photography
Photos: Helicopter Fighting the Lava Fire Crashes into Lake Shastina
A helicopter was dipping into Lake Shastina in order to obtain water to fight the Lava fire when it crashed…
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Shasta Lake’s Salt Fire Grows to 2,800 Acres, Forcing Evacuations and Closing I-5 in Both Directions
Another wildfire has broken out in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, this time near Lakehead along Shasta Lake. The fire began…
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Forest Service Issues Closures on Mount Shasta Due to Lava Fire
The U.S. Forest Service has issued a list of closures on Mount Shasta due to the growing Lava Fire in…
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Siskiyou Wildfires: 10,000 Residents Evacuated as Lava and Tenant Fires Rage On
The two Siskiyou County fires continue to grow fast and put residents on edge as they burn heavily on Tuesday…
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Lava Fire Balloons to an Astounding 13,330 Acres Near Mount Shasta, Structures Burned
The Lava Fire continues to burn at an astounding rate in Siskiyou County and erratic winds and dry fuels pushed…
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Tenant Fire: New Fire Near Lava Fire Quickly Grows to 200 Acres in Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County is currently under a barrage of wildfire threats, with the growing Lava Fire now being joined by the…
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Lava Fire Update: Evacuation Orders Issued in Weed, California
Evacuation orders in Siskiyou County The Lava Fire continues to grow north of Mount Shasta in Siskiyou County, putting residents…
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Erratic Winds Push Lava Fire to 1,446 Acres Near Mount Shasta
Erratic winds and dry fuel conditions pushed the Lava Fire near Mount Shasta to double in size overnight, growing from…
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Butte
Growing Sky Fire Prompts Evacuation Warning in Butte County
Another lightning-caused wildfire is growing in Northern California, forcing some residents of Butte County to be on evacuation alert. The…
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Dry Conditions Push Lava Fire to 700 Acres Near Mount Shasta
The Lava Fire continues to grow north of Mount Shasta as winds pushed it to approximately 710 acres on Sunday…
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Drone Briefly Halts Critical Firefighting Flights Over Lava Fire
Photo: U.S. Forest Service As aerial firefighters were attempting to make retardant drops on the Lava Fire near Weed, California…
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Butte
Fire in Upper Bidwell Park Grows to 600 Acres with 25 Percent Containment
Photo: Chico Fire Department A vegetation fire erupted in Chico’s Upper Bidwell Park Thursday night, growing to 600 acres by…
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Weather
Over 100 Lightning Strikes Cause 10 Wildfires in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Photo: U.S. Forest Service Lightning strikes were prevalent throughout Northern California over the weekend, causing numerous small wildfires from Mount…
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California Wildfires are Already Outpacing Last Year’s Historic Fire Season
Photo: Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA It’s only May 5th and we may already be on the verge of another historic…
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Bay Area
New Fire Burning Through the Big Basin Redwoods Could Have Been Started from Last Year’s Embers
In August 2020, a the CZU Lightning Complex Fire burned through the Big Basin Redwoods State Park, destroying much of…
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86-MPH Winds Fuel Deadly and Devastating Wildfire in the Eastern Sierra
Photo: Mono County Sheriff The Mountain View Fire began on Tuesday afternoon and quickly spread through the small mountain communities…
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Wildlife
Trail Cam Footage Shows Wildlife Fleeing the Flames of the Glass Fire
The flames of the Glass Fire burned through the Wine Country in the months of September and October, blazing 67,000…
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Stories
History Tells Us That Fire Season May Be Just Getting Started in Northern California
The past couple weeks have been very successful for fire officials as the largest and most damaging fires currently burning…
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It’s Official: We Have Our First Ever ‘Gigafire’ in Northern California
Photo: Pacific Southwest Forest Service, USDA It was just two years ago that the Mendocino Complex Fire burned nearly 460,000…
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Zogg Fire Grows to 31,000 Acres with No Containment in Shasta County
After a full day of speculation as to the size of Shasta County’s Zogg Fire, Cal Fire has confirmed that…
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Evacuations Announced in Unincorporated Redding as Zogg Fire Grows to 15,000 Acres
Update – 10 am: The Redding Police Department has announced there are no evacuations in the city limits, but only…
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Weather
Winds Up to 65 MPH Bring More Critical Fire Weather to Northern California on Monday
Zogg Fire in Shasta County Sunday night saw a flurry of wildfire action stoked by dry conditions and howling winds…
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Zogg Fire Grows in Shasta County with ‘No Immediate Threat to Redding’
The Zogg Fire continued to burn in Shasta County overnight as firefighters battle the more than 7,000 acres blaze. The…
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Terrifying Live Video Shows Santa Rosa Homes Up In Flames Amidst Howling Wind
In the middle of the night in the areas of Sonoma and Napa, the Shady Fire and Glass Fire had…
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Video Shows Firefighters Escaping Extreme Fire Conditions on the Zogg Fire Near Redding
The Zogg Fire exploded west of Redding on Sunday afternoon, growing to 7,000 acres within hours leaving many Shasta County…
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Shasta Cascade
Whiskeytown NRA Closes Portions of the Park with Wildfire Burning Nearby
A wildfire started in Igo Sunday afternoon, quickly growing to 400 acres and forcing Whiskeytown National Recreation Area to close…
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Butte
Cal Fire Releases Map Showing the Houses Destroyed in the North Complex Fire
Cal Fire recently released a “damage assessment map” showing the houses burned along the east side of Lake Oroville and…
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Viral Video Shows Terrifying Fire Tornado in California
@flamecatcher2 ##wildfire ##wildlandfirefighter ##2020 ♬ Tornado Siren Sound Effect – Royalty Free Music & Sound Effect Factory A viral video…
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August Complex Fire Becomes the Largest Wildfire in California’s History
This year’s wildfire season in Northern California continues its devastating march towards history. The August Complex Fire, which is currently…
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Butte
North Complex Fire Destroys At Least 2,000 Structures with 22,000 More Threatened
The Bear Fire, which was initially a spot fire from the North Complex Fire that grew into Butte County on…
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For the First Time Ever, The Forest Service Has Closed All National Forests in California
Photo: Shasta-Trinity National Forest Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. With California raging with deadly and destructive wildfires, the Forest…
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Slater Fire Destroys 150 Homes in the Happy Camp Area
Another devastating wildfire is burning in Northern California, which has destroyed approximately 150 homes in the Happy Camp area of…
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Report: Town of Berry Creek ‘Leveled’ by Bear Fire in Butte County
As Northern California residents attempt to make sense of the historic overnight growth of the Bear Fire (part of the…
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Butte
Satellite Imagery Suggests the Bear Fire Grew by 250,000 Acres in 24 Hours
As firefighters and rescue officials worked all night to evacuate areas impacted by the wind-fueled Bear Fire (part of the…
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Butte
Intense Winds Push Bear Fire Around Lake Oroville as Thousands Flee from the Flames
The Bear Fire/North Complex Fire intensified Tuesday night with fast-moving winds and has been pushed all the way to Lake…
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10 National Forests in NorCal Closed to Visitors Due to ‘Unprecedented Fire Conditions’
Due to “unprecedented fire conditions” throughout Northern California, the Forest Service has taken the astounding move of closing developed sites…
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Butte
Feather Falls and Areas Near Oroville Under Mandatory Evacuation Due to Growing Wildfire
Although the North Complex Fire (which includes the Bear and Claremont Fires) has been burning for more than 3 weeks…
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Howling Winds Bring Critical Wildfire Conditions Throughout NorCal, PG&E Power Shutdowns Ensue
While firefighters continue to battle multiple historic wildfires in Northern California, Tuesday’s heavy winds could create a dangerous problem for…
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Camping Prohibited in 5 Northern California National Forests Due to Wildfire Risk
Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest The National Forest Service has taken the astounding approach of prohibiting camping in…
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Dozens of Campers Remain Trapped by Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest, Rescue Efforts Underway
As the Creek Fire exploded to over 130,000 acres over Labor Day weekend in the Sierra National Forest, hundreds of…
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224 Campers Evacuated by Helicopter from Mammoth Pools to Escape ‘Hellish’ Creek Fire
Photo: Cal OES/Mark Ghilarducci It was a hellish night in the Sierra National Forest over Labor Day Weekend as the…
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Bay Area
Scientist Emotionally Explained the Fire Risk at Big Basin Redwoods in a Podcast in 2019
After the Big Basin Redwoods State Park was destroyed in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire on August 20, people searched…
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Outdoors
How Will Big Basin Redwoods Recover from Wildfire? Here’s a Beautiful Lesson from the Humboldt Redwoods
With the news that the Big Basin Redwoods State Park had suffered extensive damage from the CZU Lightning Complex Fire,…
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Watch the Daring Rescue of Two Firefighters Surrounded by Fire in Point Reyes
Firefighters have been a crucial line of attack on the massive wildfires burning throughout Northern California, protecting homes and creating…
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Two NorCal Wildfires Now Among Top 3 Largest in California History
Twitter/@TVHOTSHOT2 Before violent thunderstorms created hundreds of wildfires in Northern California, the fire season was relatively calm. But less than…
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Outdoors
Historic Independence Trail Destroyed in Northern California’s Jones Fire
Photo: Facebook/Paul Menesini Another popular outdoor destination has been destroyed by the devastating fires in Northern California. Earlier this week,…
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Photography
Photos Show Extensive Wildfire Damage in the Big Basin Redwoods State Park
With news of wildfire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Thursday, there was plenty of discussion as…
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Officials Close 25 California State Parks Due to Wildfires
What used to be Park Headquarters at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Photo by California State Parks. Wildfires are burning…
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Astronauts Send Their ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ from Space to People Impacted by NorCal Wildfires
Photo: NASA The wildfires from Northern California are so big that they can be seen from space. That’s why astronauts…
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Wildfires Have Burned Over 700,000 Acres Across Northern California in the Past 7 Days
Photo: Daria Devyatkina In the week following the violent thunderstorms that sent over 10,000 lightning strikes into California, over 300…
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Bay Area
Big Basin Redwoods – California’s Oldest State Park – Destroyed by Wildfire
The Big Basin Redwoods, a 10,800-acre haven of beautiful old-growth forest, was established as a California State Park in 1902.…
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Northern California Communities Choke on Smoky Air as Wildfires Rage Throughout the Region
As massive wildfires continue to burn throughout California, displacing tens of thousands of residents and destroying hundreds of structures, the…
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Interstate 80 Closed in Both Directions in Fairfield Due to LNU Lightning Complex Fire
The LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which includes 7 active fires in Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Yolo and Solano counties, has forced…
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Use This Map to See All the Wildfires Burning in Northern California
Due to abnormally high activity online, CalFire’s website has been going in and out all day. With wildfires burning throughout…
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Firefighters Are in For a Fight as the Hennessey Fire Enters Vacaville
The Hennessey Fire, part of the larger LNU Complex Fire, exploded in size Tuesday night and has continued to travel…
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Sonoma/Napa Fires Grow to 46,225 Acres with 50 Structures Burned and Thousands More Threatened
The wildfires in Sonoma and Napa Counties that were caused by lightning over the weekend have grown to become the…
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Butte
CalFire Identifies 21 Wildfires in Butte County Caused by Lightning
The violent thunderstorms that brought nearly 8,000 lightning strikes to California this weekend moved into Butte County Monday morning, causing…
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Loyalton Fire Explodes to 20,000 Acres with Extreme, Tornado-Like Behavior
Update: 6:00 pm The Loyalton Fire in the Tahoe National Forest exhibited extreme behavior in the late afternoon on Saturday,…
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A Fire-Induced Tornado Has Developed in the Area of the Loyalton Fire
The Loyalton Fire in the mountains of Sierra County has exploded to 2,300 acres with 5 percent containment, forcing mandatory…
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Stories
Firefighters are Using Pack Mules to Deliver Supplies into the Trinity Alps Wildfires
Mike McFadden getting mules ready. Photo by US Forest Service/Jay Burkhalter The Red-Salmon Complex Fire has grown to 4,278 acres…
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Wildfire with ‘Dangerous Rate of Spread’ Forces Evacuations in Colusa County
The Sites Fire began just after 4 pm in Colusa County and quickly grew to 200 acres, forcing evacuations for…
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Medicine Lake Under Mandatory Evacuation Due to Approaching Caldwell Fire
The Caldwell Fire in the upper north section of California has already closed the Lava Beds National Monument and is…
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Lava Beds National Monument Closed Due Lightning Fires in Modoc
There are currently 15 active fires caused by lightning in Modoc County, burning over 10,000 acres and closing the popular…
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Lassen
Firenadoes and Lightning: Reports Illustrate a Wild Night on the Hog Fire Near Susanville
While fire officials were able to reduce the reported size of the Hog Fire near Susanville from 12,000 to 8,000…
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Hog Fire Grows to 12,00 Acres as it Moves Closer Towards Susanville
The worst fears surrounding the Hog Fire are beginning to come to fruition as the flames have grown to 12,188…
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Stories
Lightning is Shooting Out of the Smoke Plume from the Hog Fire
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse… As Lassen County’s Hog Fire continues to send massive amounts of…
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Fire Season Kicks Off in Northern California with Multiple Blazes Covering Thousands of Acres
Photo by Ken Sawtelle With a winter that saw very little precipitation, fire officials knew that the 2020 wildfire season…
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UPDATE: Fast-Moving Hog Fire Grows to 5,200 Acres in Lassen County
Update: 9:00 pm It’s been a mere three hours since CalFire announced the Hog Fire in Lassen County sat at…
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Hog Fire Balloons to 1,600 Acres with Mandatory Evacuations in Lassen County
The Hog Fire tripled in size through Sunday as the flames now sit at 1,600 acres and evacuations are now…
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Fire Breaks Out Along Interstate 5 Near Shasta Lake
Photo by Angelise Peters Another fire has broken out in Northern California, this time along Interstate 5 near Shasta Lake.…
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Hog Fire Burning in Lassen County Grows to 500 Acres, Campground Evacuated
The area near Susanville and the Lassen National Forest is experiencing severe smoke in the air since the Hog Fire…
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Badger Fire Near Yreka Grows to 350 Acres, Forcing Evacuations
Photo: CalFire A fire near Yreka, California which began on Saturday night has now ballooned to 350 acres by Sunday…
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VIDEO: Smokejumpers Land in a Large Cannabis Grow in Trinity County While Fighting the Flat Fire
As the Flat Fire began to grow quickly in Trinity County this week, the U.S. Forest Service deployed a long…
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Butte
More Evacuation Warnings Issued in Butte County for “Avacado Fire,” Which Now Sits at 75 Acres
Photo: CalFire Yesterday, the area of Bangor in Butte County received an evacuation warning from the Sunrise Fire, which was…
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UPDATE: Evacuation Warning Lifted in Butte County with Sunrise Fire Reaching 75 Percent Containment
Photo: CalFire Following a long and strenuous from firefighters in Butte County, the Evacaution Warning has been lifted in the…
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Butte
Evacuation Warning Issued in Butte County Due to Sunrise Fire
An Evacuation Warning has been issued in areas of Butte County near Bangor as the Sunrise Fire remains difficult to…
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Windy, Dry Conditions Bring Red Flag Fire Warning to Northern California
While there have been small grass fires throughout Northern California in recent weeks, the fire conditions this week symbolize the…
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Butte
Ron Howard’s Highly-Anticipated Camp Fire Documentary to Premiere Online this Weekend
The long-anticipated documentary from Ron Howard on the Camp Fire can finally seen by Northern California locals this week as…
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Shasta Lake’s Brock Fire Now at 15 Acres and 20 Percent Containment
The smoke of the Brock Fire hovering over Shasta Lake. Photo by USFS. A series of thunderstorms ignited four small…
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Thunderstorm Ignites Brock Fire Near Shasta Lake
Thunderstorms moving across the Shasta-Trinity National Forest over the past weekend ignited several small wildfires. Three of these were discovered…
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PG&E is Using Drones to Inspect Electrical Lines in Northern California
Photo: Pacific Gas & Electric Pacific Gas & Electric has rightfully faced public backlash and financial hardship following the many…
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CalFire Warns of Difficult Wildfire Season in 2020
The Delta Fire near Shasta Lake in 2018 The summer of 2019 saw a little bit of a break from…
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PG&E Reaches Camp Fire Plea Deal, Including 84 Counts of Manslaughter
Pacific Gas and Electric has sen its proverbial day in court following the most destructive fire in California’s history, and…
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Playing with Fire: Get an Inside Look at the Lives of Smokejumpers in Northern California
When it comes to firefighters, there are none more brave and respected than smokejumpers. The forest service recently released a…
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Paradise Locals Travel to Sundance Film Festival for Ron Howard’s Camp Fire Documentary Premiere
It’s been over a year since the Camp Fire completely destroyed the Butte County town of Paradise, and now residents…
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Sierra Nevada’s Resilience IPA Now Fundraising for Australian Wildfires
Resilience Butte County Proud IPA In the midst of the devastating Camp Fire, which leveled the Butte County town of…
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With Windy Conditions in the Forecast, NorCal Could See More PG&E Shutdowns this Week
With prolonged dry weather and the forecast of high winds this week, it’s possible Northern California could see more PG&E…
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Butte
Sierra Nevada’s Resilience IPA and Relief Fund have Raised $8.4 Million for Camp Fire Victims
During the fires of 2018, a new trend emerged in Northern California when local breweries used craft beer to raise…
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Stories
Fire in Paradise: Full Review of Netflix’s Camp Fire Documentary
On November 8, 2018, Northern California was changed forever. At 6:15 am that day, a fire broke out in rural…
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Stories
Viral Photo of Firefighters Sleeping on the Grass Near Kincade Fire Shows Their Plight
Firefighters battling the devastating wildfires of Northern California don’t have it easy. Not only do they risk life and limb…
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Stories
These Pets were Lost in the Kincade Fire and Need Your Help Finding Their Owners
As we’ve learned over the past three years dealing with massive wildfires in Northern California, it’s quite common for pets…
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Amid Massive Power Shutdowns, PG&E Admits it May Have Caused the Kincade Fire
Flickr/SunnyvaleRocks Just 23 minutes after the Kincade Fire began in Sonoma County, PG&E cut power to the area, along with…
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Two Earthquakes Hit Near Kincade Fire, Which Grew to 66,000 Acres Overnight
If the devastating Kincade Fire wasn’t enough to leave firefighters and Sonoma County residents with sleepless nights, two earthquakes recorded…
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Kincade Fire Balloons to 55,000 Acres, Containment Decreases to 5 Percent
Satellite image of the Kincade Fire The situation of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County somehow got much worse today,…
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