Strike teams of firefighters from several counties SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Fifteen wildfire strike teams from Oregon fire departments are on the way to help battle the California wildfires. The Statesman Journal reports the strike teams, made up of nearly 300...
Residents Flee, Power Cut as Firefighters Battle California Wildfire
Many were victims of the deadly wildfires in October 2017 By DON THOMPSON Associated Press PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Cody Rodriguez never went to sleep the night two years ago when wildfire roared out of tinder-dry hills in Northern California wine...
Winds Fuel Wildfires in Northern California
Nearly 100 structures destroyed in one blaze By TERENCE CHEA and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ROSA, California (AP) — With ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation and nearly 200,000 people ordered to leave their...
Photos: Kincade and Dorsey Fires
Wildfire photos from Oct. 27 SANTA ROSA, California (AP) — With ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation and nearly 200,000 people ordered to leave their homes, California's governor declared a statewide emergency Sunday....
More Wildfire Evacuations and Blackouts in California
Wind event to peak early Sunday the strongest in several years By DAISY NGUYEN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California blaze forced evacuation orders and warnings for nearly all of Sonoma County stretching to the...
Month-Long Colorado Wildfire 100% Contained
Decker Fire has been burning since September 8 SALIDA, Colo. (AP) — A fire that's been burning in south-central Colorado for over a month has been fully surrounded by containment lines. The Decker Fire near Salida was declared 100% contained Thursday, a...
No Containing it as Wildfires Send Californians Fleeing
Los Angeles chief says no containment on two blazes GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Fast-growing fires throughout California forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed flames and fears in the state still...
Mutual Aid Exhausted in Disastrous California Wildfire
Report out on 2018 Woolsey Fire LOS ANGELES (AP) — A study of a disastrous wildfire that raged through Los Angeles and Ventura counties last year found the inferno presented unprecedented challenges to emergency agencies, according to a draft of a...
Fatal Fire Causes Review of Burning Trash
Longstanding practice has been to dump it quickly By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road....
Fire Alert Lifted in Alabama
Dry conditions led to several wildfires MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The state forester has lifted a fire alert for Alabama after rainfall across the state. State Forester Rick Oates this week lifted the fire alert that had been in place for all 67 counties...
Blackouts as Northern California Wildfire Grows
Whole community of Geyserville evacuated By JOCELYN GECKER and NOAH BERGER Associated Press GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire exploded in size early Thursday as dangerously windy weather prompted the state's largest utility to...
Photos: Kincade Fire, Oct.24
Photos from the wildfire in Sonoma County