Brush fire prompts evacuations in San Rafael

A vegetation fire briefly prompted evacuations in San Rafael Monday evening. Officials said the fire is affecting the 200 block of Highland and Summit avenues. The fire was first reported just after 10 p.m. The evacuation warning came about 10 minutes later. 

'Old Fire' that burned 570 acres now at 85% containment

The Old Fire that has burned 570 acres in Napa County just north of Napa is at 85 percent containment, according to Cal Fire. 

Napa County's 'Old Fire' containment reaches 55%

All evacuation orders and road closures due to the Old Fire have been fully lifted in Napa County, Cal Fire announced Thursday.

Hundreds of Napa County residents can return home after wildfire

Hundreds of people who were ordered to evacuate from Napa County because of a wildfire are now allowed to go back home.

Car crash possibly caused wildfire in Contra Costa County

A car that slammed into a utility pole possibly sparked a fire that burned 92 acres on a Contra Costa County hillside on Monday, according to PG&E.

St. Helena's Pope Fire 80% contained, remains 5 acres

The St. Helena Fire Department with assistance from Cal Fire continues to battle a blaze dubbed the Pope Fire on Howell Mountain in the Ridgeview area and it is currently at 80 percent containment, authorities announced at 8:56 p.m. on Monday. 

Quail fire breaks out in Solano County
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Firefighters were battling a wildfire in Solano County on Saturday afternoon. The cause of the Quail fire was under investigation.

Firefighters battle 135-acre vegetation fire in Vacaville

A vegetation fire ignited in Vacaville Saturday afternoon, triggering an evacuation order that lasted for several hours as the fire grew to 135 acres, fire officials said.

Vegetation fire erupts off Highway 4 near Concord

A vegetation fire sparked just off Highway 4 in Contra Costa County Friday afternoon, fire officials said.

Brush fire ignites in Los Gatos
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Firefighters said that they stopped a vegetation fire's forward progress in Los Gatos on Saturday.

California fines PG&E $125M for 2019 Kincade Fire

The California Public Utilities Commission announced Thursday it has penalized PG&E $125 million for violations related to the 2019 Kincade Fire that burned nearly 78,000 acres and prompted the evacuation of about 185,000 residents in Sonoma County.

30 years since the Oakland Hills firestorm

Officially known as the Tunnel Fire, the blaze that broke out near the Caldecott tunnel, was one of the most devastating fires in the nation.

Santa Cruz County: Estrada Fire, sparked by prescribed burn, estimated to be 83 acres

The Estrada Fire, which sparked in south Santa Cruz County when a prescribed burn jumped its containment lines Friday, is now 25 percent contained and has burned 83 acres, Cal Fire said Saturday afternoon.

Santa Cruz County: Estrada Fire, sparked by prescribed burn, estimated to be 83 acres
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The Estrada Fire, which sparked in south Santa Cruz County when a prescribed burn jumped its containment lines Friday, is now 25 percent contained and has burned 83 acres, Cal Fire said Saturday afternoon.