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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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Butte
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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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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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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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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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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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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Destinations
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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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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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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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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Butte
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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Butte
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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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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Butte
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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Wind-Fueled Kincade Fire Devastates Sonoma, 180,000 Residents Under Mandatory Evacuation
The fast-moving Kincade Fire grew rapidly Saturday night as vicious winds whipped the flames into a frenzy and grew the…
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More PG&E Power Shutdowns? Elevated Fire Weather Forecast this Week
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA We’ve reached fall in Northern California, and although it’s a wonderful time to enjoy the foliage in…
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Netflix Drops Trailer for its Camp Fire Documentary and it Looks INCREDIBLE
We’re nearing the one-year anniversary of the Camp Fire, a wildfire that blazed through the town of Paradise to become…
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Photos Show Why the PG&E Power Shutdowns in NorCal were a Necessary Evil
Last week’s PG&E power shutdowns sparked outrage in Northern California as nearly 800,000 residents lost power for up to three…
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Stories
Scientists Explains How Climate Change is a Driving Force in Northern California Wildfires
View of the Camp Fire from a satellite. Photo: Stuart Rankin There’s no doubt that many contributing factors went into…
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NorCal’s Red Flag Fire Warning Extended as Hundreds of Thousands Remain in the Dark
Flickr/SunnyvaleRocks With the persistent winds slamming Northern California this week, the National Weather Service has extended the Red Flag Warning…
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This Interactive Map is the Best Way to Find Out What Areas are Affected by the PG&E Shutoff
The sweeping power shutoffs have begun to take hold in Northern California, with PG&E turning off power to some half…
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Stories
The Land Without Power: Welcome to the New Normal in Northern California
Photo: Flickr/Santa Rosa Fires It’s all anybody in Northern California can talk about. Due to extremely windy conditions, PG&E began…
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Evacuations Ordered as Briceburg Fire Grows Near Yosemite National Park
Photo of the Briceburg Fire from the Mt. Buillon firecam Around 2:30 pm on Sunday, the Briceburg Fire began in…
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Experts: Windy Week Could be NorCal’s Biggest Wildfire Threat this Year
The National Weather Service has forecasted winds of up to 50 mph this week, causing experts and PG&E to prepare…
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Extreme Fire Conditions Could See PG&E Power Shutoffs to 600,000 NorCal Residents
PG&E’s equipment has been at the center of many Northern California fires, forcing the company to perform power shutoffs during…
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Red Flag Fire Warning Issued for Much of Northern California this Week
Forecasts of heavy wind and low humidity have created a situation conducive to wildfire activity this week, forcing officials from…
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PG&E May Shut Down Power to 67,000 Customers in NorCal this Week Due to Fire Concerns
Map of households who could be affected by power shut down With a Fire Weather Watch issued by the National…
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Wind-Fueled Walker Fire Grows to 38,000 Acres in Plumas National Forest
Photo: U.S. Forest Service The Walker Fire burning through the Plumas National Forest became the largest wildfire of the season…
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Red Bank Fire Outside Red Bluff Grows to 6,500 Acres, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations
Around 12:15 pm on Thursday, a fire was ignited by lightning in rural Tehama County just west of Red Bluff.…
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Butte
Paradise’s Noble Orchards Looking for Apple Pickers Amidst Camp Fire Devastation
Noble Orchards was a successful apple orchard in Paradise when the Camp Fire hit, burning 11 buildings on their 35-acre…
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Disaster Averted: Hotshots Crew Extinguishes Illegal-Campfire Caused Wildfire in Tahoe Wilderness
Photo: Bill Sanders/U.S. Forest Service A group of campers decided to ignite a campfire in a rock fire ring just…
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Stories
Donate to Support the Family Who Lost Their Home in the Mountain Fire
The Mountain Fire in the Jones Valley area of Redding is all but extinguished, but like so many other wildfires…
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Watch a CalFire Airplane Destroy a Car with 9,000 Pounds of Fire Retardant
CalFire airplanes have become well known for their visually-stimulating drops of bright-red flame retardant on California fires. And while they’re…
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Mountain Fire Destroys 7 Homes in Redding as Containment Grows to 60 Percent
In an instance that had many Redding residents experiencing deja vu following the devastating wildfires of 2018, the looming threat…
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Lassen
Officials Monitoring Lightning-Ignited Wildfire in Lassen Volcanic National Park
The Red Fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Photo by National Park Service. A lightning bolt has ignited a small…
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Mountain Fire Growth Slows, Containment Moves to 40 Percent with 600 Acres Burned
Update 8:30 am: While the feelings on Thursday afternoon had Redding residents panicked amidst a fast-growing Mountain Fire in the…
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Mountain Fire Growth Slows, Containment Moves to 40 Percent with 600 Acres Burned
Update 8:30 am: While the feelings on Thursday afternoon had Redding residents panicked amidst a fast-growing Mountain Fire in the…
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Stories
The West is on Fire: New Film Documents the Lives of Surfing Firefighters in California
“I think that when people think of news here in California, they think of large-scale wildfires.” “The entire state’s a…
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Lightning Ignited 36 Fires in NorCal National Forests this Week
It was a busy week for firefighters in Northern California national forests this week, with two days of thunderstorms bringing…
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Forest Service Announces Large Prescribed Burn Project in the Trinity Alps Wilderness
Flickr/zug zwang The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is planning a large-scale prescribed fire project called the Trinity Alps Wilderness Prescribed Fire…
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Update: Forward Progress Stopped on Palo Cedro’s Gilbert Fire
Update: CalFire has announced that the Gilbert Fire, which grew to 25 acres, closed down Old Highway 44 and forced…
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Tucker Fire Grows to 14,217 Acres with 10 Percent Containment
Photo: U.S. Forest Service The Tucker Fire grew significantly on Monday night, ballooning from 2,000 to 11,000 acres overnight. As…
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Tucker Fire Balloons to 11,000 Acres in Modoc County
Photo: U.S. Forest Service On Monday, the Tucker Fire sat at around 2,500 acres but with warm, dry conditions in…
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Air Quality Advisory Issued for NorCal Due to Smoke from Oregon Fire
Photo via Cira As the Milepost 97 Fire in Southern Oregon has ballooned to 9,000 acres, Northern California looks on…
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Federal Forecaster: California’s Wildfire Season Could be Worse than 2018
California’s 2018 wildfire season was the most devastating on record, with the state’s largest and most devastating fires ever occurring…
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Stories
NorCal Adventurer Featured on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ to Raise Awareness for Camp Fire
View this post on Instagram That face you make when you realize the floating steps are spring loaded! 😳 Woah!!…
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Update: Fire Weather Watch Upgraded to Red Flag Warning in NorCal
After the National Weather Service announced a Fire Weather Watch in Northern California, they have since upgraded that designation to…
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Lumgrey Fire Grows to 215 Acres Overnight Near Klamath River in Siskiyou County
The Lumgrey Fire, which began at 6 pm on Monday night near Highway 96 in Siskiyou County, doubled in size…
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Sand Fire Grows to 1,800 Acres, Evacuations Ordered in Yolo County
Photo: Rancho Adobe Firefighters The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for fire risk in Northern California this…
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CalFire: California’s Largest Wildfire Ever was Caused by a Hammer
Photo: US Bureau of Land Management The initial investigation of the largest fire in California’s history has been completed and…
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