Crews responding to small vegetation fire in Benicia

Fire crews are responding to a 20-acre, two-alarm vegetation fire in Benicia Friday afternoon. 

Brush fire on Mt. Tam triggers aggressive response

With Mt. Tam's forest so dry and thousands of people living on and below its slopes, any sign of smoke is unsettling. 

Air quality advisory issued as wildfire smoke may be visible in parts of Bay Area

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality advisory for Thursday and Friday because of wildfire smoke that is expected to be visible in parts of the region.

PG&E prepared to shut off power as a last resort to reduce wildfires

PG&E testified before the California Public Utilities Commission about its readiness plan for cutting power to customers and efforts to reduce those events in the future.

Fire crews battle grass fire in Richmond

Crews battled a grass fire in Richmond near the Hilltop Mall on Tuesday.

Brush fire breaks out on East Bay island

A brush fire broke out Monday morning on Bradford Island in Contra Costa County's San Joaquin Delta. About 20 people live on the island that's about nine miles northeast of Antioch.

Firefighters battle multiple vegetation fires in Santa Clara County

Firefighters in the South Bay have contained four separate vegetation fires in Santa Clara County, Cal Fire officials said on Wednesday. 

Harmful particles in wildfire smoke pose a significant health risk

Smoke and ash from massive wildfires in the American West have clouded the sky and led to air quality alerts on parts of the East Coast. The effects of the blazes were felt 2,500 miles away as haze hung over New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.