California sets record with 2M acres burned so far this year

The most striking thing about the record is how early it was set, with the most dangerous part of the year ahead, a Cal Fire official said.

Dry, hot and gusty; red flag warning for Bay Area hills
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The heat and poor air quality continue Tuesday. There's a red flag warning in effect from Tuesday night through Wednesday morning with winds expected to increase fire danger.

Bay Area heat wave: Find a cooling center near you

The excessive heat in the Bay Area has prompted cities and counties to open up cooling centers around the region for a third straight day.

Bay Area Spare the Air alert extended through Wednesday

A record-breaking streak of Spare the Air alerts for the region is in its fourth week, with Tuesday and Wednesday the 22nd and 23rd consecutive days.

Remote towns evacuated as Creek Fire grows

Evacuation orders were expanded Monday to more mountain communities as a huge wildfire churned through California’s Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of blazes crews battled during a heat wave that shattered records across the state.

Harrowing video shows woman escaping California wildfire in Sierra National Forest

Juliana Park was one of the hundreds of campers who were forced to rush from the popular forest because of an explosive Creek Fire that erupted over the weekend and was burning near Shaver Lake, Huntington Lake and Big Creek in the rugged foothills of eastern Fresno County.

Excessive heat warning, smoky and hazy
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Steve Paulson says it's still going to be extremely hot with smoky and hazy skies.

CZU Lighting Complex Fire 64 percent contained

As of Saturday night, the fire has destroyed 925 residences and 90 residences have sustained damage.