A true act of kindness for a Coffey Park fire victim

When Coffey Park in Santa Rosa lost 1,500 homes to an overnight firestorm, the nation was shocked at the power of Mother Nature. Now, we have the cases of one woman and others who are fighting another kind of firestorm: fraud.

Two ducks that survived CZU fires available for adoption

PHS/SPCA announced on Friday that the pair of ducks, named Forest and Meadow, were available for adoption for $20.

Spare the Air alert issued for Saturday due to wildfire smoke

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air alert for Saturday, with smoke expected to drift into the North Bay and the inland East Bay. 

Firefighter dies in California fire started by gender reveal gathering

Cal Fire Capt. Bennett Milloy also said that the death, the only one so far as a result of this El Dorado Fire, will also change the nature of the criminal investigation of the couple who hosted the gathering

Sequoia National Park closed due to California wildfire

The action this week came after the park headquarters and the community of Three Rivers at the park’s southern entrance were put on evacuation notice.

Lightning storm, easterly wind: How the wildfires got so bad

The National Weather Service warned that the dry lightning striking a parched landscape “could lead to new wildfire.”

Victims of deadly California wildfire found in cars, roadway

A 72-year-old man found dead in a vehicle and two other people discovered on a roadway were among the latest victims of the deadliest wildfire in California this year.

‘Nothing left in the bucket’: West Coast wildfire resources run thin

Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames.

Enjoy better air quality while you can, smoke may return this weekend

Much of the Bay Area had good air quality on Tuesday with blue skies visible. It’s welcome relief after a record stretch of unhealthy air.

California blaze threatens 'Emerald Triangle' marijuana zone

The region’s rural communities that have been rooted in cannabis cultivation for decades are likely to sustain flames until significant rains arrive.

Oregon teen remembered as a hero, died trying to save grandmother, family says

A 13-year-old boy killed by fire and found with his protective dog draped over him, was being remembered as a hero who died trying to save his grandmother from the raging flames of Oregon’s Beachie Creek Fire.

US Marines help save Oregon man's home from wildfire

They say the saw a man's house burning and firefighters were battling another fire, so they decided to help.