No containment, new threats from Caldor Fire in El Dorado County
The Caldor Fire burning for a week in El Dorado County continues to grow out of control, one of about a dozen big blazes in drought-stricken California that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
Northern California wildfires prompt closure of 9 national forests
As Northern California wildfires continue to spread, federal officials announced the closure of nine national forests for the next two weeks in an effort to provide for the safety of firefighters and the public.
Cal Fire chief to discuss Zonehaven evacuation platform during virtual roundtable
The Zonehaven evacuation platform used during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire of 2020 will take center stage in an online roundtable discussion open to the public Thursday.
Here's why it takes months to subdue some wildfires
At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to save their homes and the valuable forests surrounding them.
Explosive California wildfires could burn into December
Smoke from California's wildfires choked people on the East Coast. Flames wiped out a gold rush-era town. Ash covers area that would dwarf Rhode Island.
California’s wildfires already erratic; worst may be ahead
Images of homes engulfed in flames and mountains glowing like lava would make it easy to conclude the Golden State is a charred black landscape.
National forests closed as California wildfires surge
The U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday that beginning on Aug. 22 it will close nine national forests from near Lake Tahoe at the Nevada border on the east all the way west to Six Rivers National Forest, which stretches north to the Oregon border and contains more than 1 million acres of land alone.
Lake County's Cache Fire is no longer a threat
Lake County's Cache Fire is no longer a threat: 40% contained and kept to 83 acres.
Smoke from wildfires causing bad Bay Area air
All this bad air is coming from smoke coming from wildfires in Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
Poor air quality expected through Friday, triggers Spare the Air alert
Air quality is expected to be bad in parts of the Bay Area on Friday. The poor air is prompting the first Spare the Air alerts this year triggered by wildfires and it likely won’t be the last.
A look at 3 California wildfires: Dixie, Caldor, Cache
Firefighters are battling 15 blazes in California right now, and here's a look at three of them: The Cache Fire, the Caldor Fire and the Dixie Fire.
Wildfire smoke particles may increase risk of COVID and death
Exposure to pollution particles in wildfire smoke may have already led to thousands of cases of COVID-19 and deaths, according to new research.
Residents returning to Clearlake find destroyed homes in Cache Fire
Cal fire is working to contain the Cache Fire a day after it scorched more than 80 acres and burned an estimated 60 homes. Today, some residents made it back to their neighborhoods only to find their homes were destroyed.
California Air Quality Map
Real-time information about California air quality from monitors around the state.
Ash rains down in California from Caldor Fire
Rain is a pretty rare sight in drought-stricken California but during fire season, raining ash is unfortunately much more common.
Evacuation orders lifted for some residents near Cache Fire
After a long day of uncertainty in Clearlake, people with frayed nerves expressed their frustration.
Clearlake takes direct hit in Cache Fire, at least 60 homes destroyed
At least 60 homes have burned in the quick-moving Cache Fire in Lake County. Two mobile home parks in Clearlake took a direct hit. One person was injured.
