Tag Archives: CZU August Lightning Complex Fire

New level of engagement by residents     By CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press/Report for America REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — With California firefighters strapped for resources, residents have organized to put out flames themselves in a large swath of land ...

Progress on three major blazes     By DON THOMPSON and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters hard-pressed by some of the largest wildfires in California history scrambled Wednesday to take advantage of cooler weather and an ...

September and October usually have the largest and most damaging     By DON THOMPSON and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California’s firefighting agency is in talks with the National Guard and California Conservation Corps about providing ...

Thousands under evacuation orders     By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lightning-sparked wildfires in Northern California exploded in size Friday to become some of the largest in state history, forcing thousands to ...

Civilians team up with fire crews     By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press BONNY DOON, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires rage throughout California turning forests and homes into kindling, some firefighters are badly short-staffed, and some residents are taking matters ...

Nearly 12,000 firefighters are battling blazes     By JANIE HAR and MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Sky-darkening wildfires that took at least five lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes blazed ...

Santa Cruz mayor urges residents to prepare to evacuate     By JANIE HAR and MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires that blackened skies, took at least five lives and forced tens of thousands of people ...