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Deadliest U.S. Wildfires

Oct. 26, 2006

-- Four U.S. Forest Service firefighters killed in Riverside County, Calif.

1933

-- Griffith Park Fire, California, 47 acres, 25 firefighters killed.

1953

-- Rattlesnake Fire, California, 1,340 acres, 15 firefighters killed.

1994

-- South Canyon Fire, Colorado, 1,856 acres, 14 firefighters killed.

1949

-- Mann Gulch Fire, Montana, 4,339 acres, 13 firefighters killed.

1943

-- Hauser Creek Fire, California, 13,145 acres, 11 firefighters killed.

1956

-- Inaja Fire, California, 43,904 acres, 11 firefighters killed.

Sources: The Associated Press; National Interagency Fire Center; U.S. Forest Service; and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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Detailed Forecast

Bill Martin
A lifelong surfer and skier, Bill Martin still studies the weather for the best conditions on the water and on the slopes...
Meteorologist Profile

The Bay Area will have a chance to dry out in the short term. Cool temperatures (30s and 40s) will resurface first thing Saturday morning. Partly sunny skies are expected during the afternoon hours.
SATURDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES
Santa Rosa 58
San Rafael 57
San Francisco 57
Oakland 58
Livermore 57
Redwood City 58
San Jose 60

A weak system could produce a few showers by Sunday. Warmer temperatures are showing up on the long range weather maps. Check out the 5 DAY FORECAST for details.

3 - Day Forecast
Sat
Partly Cloudy
58
Sun
Partly Cloudy
60
Mon
Clear
62
San Francisco
The Bay Area will have a chance to dry out in the short term. Cool temperatures (30s and 40s) will resurface first thing Saturday morning. Partly sunny skies are expected during the afternoon hours.
SATURDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES
Santa Rosa 58
San Rafael 57
San Francisco 57
Oakland 58
Livermore 57
Redwood City 58
San Jose 60

A weak system could produce a few showers by Sunday. Warmer temperatures are showing up on the long range weather maps. Check out the 5 DAY FORECAST for details.