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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
Funded by PG&E settlement, county granted $3.8 million for wildfire prevention
Sonoma County is putting a portion of PG&E settlement funds to good use with $3.8 million in grants to support wildfire prevention projects.Read More
Northern California weather extremes: valley fire warning to Sierra snowstorm
Fire warning and potent snowstorm: Two-day forecast tells the tale of Northern California weather extremes.Read More
Lanes reopen after crews contain brush fire near Carquinez Bridge
Crews controlled a three-alarm brush fire between Glen Cove and EB I-80 lanes near the Carquinez Bridge toll plaza Saturday morning.Read More
Audit finds utility companies, state officials failing mission to prevent wildfires
An audit finds that utility companies and state officials are failing to prevent wildfires with inadequate plans and lack of enforcement.Read More
Critically endangered Sumatran tiger ‘Leanne,’ age 18, dies at SF Zoo
The San Francisco Zoo announced Thursday the passing of longtime resident Leanne, an 18-year-old Sumatran tiger.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
Help save orphaned Monterey opossums, urges SPCA
SPCA Monterey County officials are asking for help from the public saving the lives of orphaned baby opossums.Read More
At $4 million per mile, PG&E begins multi-billion dollar plan to bury power lines
Pacific Gas & Electric is launching the first wave of a multibillion initiative to bury 10,000 miles of distribution lines in areas of high risk of wildfires in Northern...Read More
Colorado Fire 20 percent contained after burning 1,500 acres since Friday night
The Colorado Fire burning in Monterey County between Carmel-by-the-Sea and Big Sur is now 20 percent contained as of early Saturday evening.Read More
Newsom praises ‘unprecedented investments’ in $1.2 trillion infrastructure, jobs bill
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statement lauding the passage Saturday of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill package, saying the bill will help create quality jobs...Read More
Thirty years after the Tunnel Fire: In many ways, Oakland Hills are more vulnerable today
Thirty years after the Tunnel Fire: In many ways, the Oakland Hills are more vulnerable today than they were when 25 people died on Oct. 20, 1991Read More
Crews reach 60 percent containment in 148-acre Estrada Fire
A prescribed burn near Watsonville that jumped containment lines on Friday has charred 148 acres and is 60 percent contained as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire. The...Read More
Crews make ‘significant progress’ on Estrada Fire sparked by prescribed burn
Cal Fire says crews are making "significant progress" on the Santa Cruz County Estrada Fire, which was sparked by a prescribed burn Friday.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
Much of Bay Area under Red Flag Warning through Tuesday evening
Forecasters issued a red flag warning for Sunday night into Tuesday evening, when gusty north winds and dry conditions are in store for the Bay Area. High winds could...Read More
PG&E warns of potential Monday power shutoffs across 32 counties
PG&E is notifying tens of thousands of customers that it may shut off their power Monday due to potentially dry, windy conditions that could create an increased fire risk....Read More