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Fire season arrives amid summer-like heat, red flag warnings, vegetation blazes
Soaring temperatures, dry conditions and brewing winds have firefighters across the Bay Area on watch for dangerous wiildfires.Read More
Crews stop forward progress on Pittsburg hills fire
Firefighters are working to reach full containment on a 7-acre brush fire in the Pittsburg hills near W. Leland and Golf Club roads. Read More
Firefighters knock down Joaquin Miller Park blaze
Firefighters from Oakland and East Bay Regional Parks departments knocked down a two-alarm blaze in Joaquin Miller Park Saturday morning.Read More
Rising streams, creeks trigger flood warnings as atmospheric river shifts south
Heaviest rains are shifting away from the Bay Area and toward the Central Coast, which is now expected to receive the brunt of the storm. Read More
As major storm approaches, what are debris flows and how can people be prepared?
With the large storm coming in, especially residents who live near hillsides in recent burn scar zones need to be on alert for debris flows.Read More
Crews control East San Jose vegetation fire
Firefighters have controlled an East San Jose vegetation fire that broke out Sunday afternoon. The fire reported shortly after at 12:08 p.m. in the 1400 block of Berryessa Road...Read More
Newsom signs $15 billion legislative package to tackle climate change
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bevy of bills on Thursday that together authorize $15 billion in spending to combat climate change. Newsom signed 24 bills intended to provide...Read More
Favorable weather aids overnight progress at 257-acre Hopkins Fire
Lower temperatures and increased humidity helped crews overnight at a wildfire west of Lake Mendocino. Cal Fire said 200 structures are threatened and an unknown number have been destroyed...Read More
Air quality advisory extended as wildfire smoke lingers over Bay Area
Bay Area residents are advised to keep their windows and doors shut through Saturday.Read More
Commission grills PG&E on power shutoff policies, improvements
PG&E faced questions and criticism about its power shutoff policies during a public briefing Tuesday with the California Public Utilities Commission. The briefing was the third in a series...Read More
East Bay strike team comes home after grueling two weeks fighting Bootleg Fire
An East Bay strike team came home Saturday after two grueling weeks helping battle the massive and erratic Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon.Read More
Diablo Fire scorches 128 acres in Contra Costa County
Crews battling the Diablo Fire near Byron have the blaze 50 percent contained on Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire said. The brush fire was reported about 9:20 a.m. near Vasco...Read More
Crews reach 30 percent containment on 75-acre brush fire near Byron
A wind-fueled brush fire near Byron has burned 75 acres and was 30 percent contained by 11:40 a.m. Sunday, according to Cal Fire. Reported about 9:20 a.m., the fire...Read More
Diablo Fire burns 40 acres in Byron area
Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire Sunday morning in the Byron area that has burned about 40 acres, Cal Fire said. The fire was reported...Read More
Crews stop forward progress on Kirker Fire at 35 acres
Fire crews battling a 35-acre brush fire near Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon had the blaze 50 percent contained shortly before 3 p.m., fire officials said. The two-alarm Kirker Fire...Read More
Officials say car may have sparked 25-acre fire near Pittsburg
A grass fire that authorities say may have been sparked by a car has burned 25 to 30 acres near Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon. No structures are threatend by...Read More
Crews work toward July 11 full containment at Willow Fire
The Willow Fire burning in rugged terrain east of Big Sur is 56 percent contained as of Sunday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The blaze, first reported...Read More
Crews hope cooler weather helps tame nearly 3,000-acre Willow Fire
The Willow Fire, which started burning in Monterey County on Thursday evening, has spread to nearly 3,000 acres with zero containment, U.S. Forest Service officials said Tuesday morning. The...Read More