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‘Favorable weather’ helps crews tame SCU Lightning Complex to 35 percent containment

Containment grew by 10 percent to 35 percent Wednesday on the SCU Lightning Complex fires burning in two Bay Area…

4 years ago

Crews reach 75 percent containment on 253-acre Hollow Fire near Livermore

The Hollow Fire burning southeast of Livermore has scorched 253 acres and was 75 percent contained on Friday morning, according…

4 years ago

After five days, 5,513 acres burned, Crews Fire reaches 90 percent containment

The Crews Fire burning since Sunday afternoon in hills east of Gilroy is 90 percent contained as of Friday morning,…

4 years ago

Strike team joins effort to battle 2,000-acre Crews Fire

The Crews Fire burning east of Gilroy in rural Santa Clara County has burned an estimated 2,000 acres and is…

4 years ago

Half containment holds Park Fire to 343 acres, evacuation order still in effect

The Park Fire on a wooded ridgeline near Anderson Lake outside Morgan Hill has now burned 343 acres and is…

4 years ago

Crews on track for full Kincade Fire containment Thursday

Containment on the Kincade Fire increased to 84 percent on Tuesday morning as crews continue to gain ground on the…

5 years ago

Nearly 4,000 personnel remain at Kincade Fire, now 76 percent contained

Containment of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County is up to 76 percent, with full containment expected by Thursday, Cal…

5 years ago

Nearly 78,000-acre Kincade Fire now 72 percent contained

Firefighters gained more ground overnight on the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County and Cal Fire reported that blaze was 72…

5 years ago

Crews make major progress on Kincade Fire, now 45 percent contained

Fire officials believe they've turned a corner in the massive Kincade Fire that has raged through Sonoma County for the…

5 years ago

Massive effort pays off as crews double Kincade Fire containment

Despite windy weather from late Tuesday into early Wednesday, fire crews were able to double containment on the Kincade Fire…

5 years ago

Kincade Fire crews hold 15 percent containment through night

Fire crews mostly stopped the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County from spreading further amid calm weather conditions in the hours…

5 years ago

Crews struggle as Kincade Fire nears Windsor, containment drops to 5 percent

The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has spread widely and containment levels have dropped over the course of Sunday, Cal…

5 years ago

Sky Fire crews reach 50 percent containment Crockett residents return home

The evacuation order for Crockett has been lifted and residents can return home, the Contra Costa Fire Protection District announced…

5 years ago

Firefighters face uphill battle as wind event nears

The Kincade Fire that began late Wednesday evening in an area northeast of Geyserville has since scorched nearly 24,000 acres…

5 years ago

Crews hold Muir Fire at 58 acres, 50 percent containment

The Muir Fire between Stinson and Muir beaches in Marin County is holding at 58 acres and 50 percent containment…

5 years ago

American Fire burns 526 acres, crews reach 80 percent containment

A vegetation fire that started Sunday afternoon and has burned more than 500 acres east of American Canyon was 80…

5 years ago

Firefighters rein in two Pittsburg brush fires

A pair of brush fires that broke out in Pittsburg late Friday afternoon are under control as of about 5:30…

5 years ago

Crews contain overnight Hanns Park fire after evacuations

A four-alarm, 10-acre vegetation fire in the north side of Hanns Park in Vallejo spread to nearby residences on Tuesday…

5 years ago

Crews say they ‘turned the corner’ on Marsh Complex fires

The Marsh Complex fires, first reported early Saturday morning northeast of Mount Diablo in unincorporated Contra Costa County, was at…

5 years ago

Canyon Fire reaches 95 percent containment

The 64-acre Canyon Fire near Lake Berryessa in Napa County is 95 percent contained as of Thursday morning, Cal Fire…

5 years ago

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