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Saturday brushfire burns 60 acres at Round Valley Regional Preserve
The cause of an afternoon brushfire that burned about 60 acres Saturday at Round Valley Regional Preserve, 19450 Marsh Creek Road in Brentwood, is under investigation by Cal Fire....Read More
Cal Fire crews battle Pope Valley brush fire
Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire Friday morning in the Pope Valley area of northern Napa County, fire officials said. As of 11:45 a.m., the...Read More
Cal Fire urges residents maintain defensible space as fire season begins
Cal Fire has declared that fire season has started in Monterey and San Benito counties effective 8 a.m. Monday. The state fire agency is encouraging people to maintain a...Read More
Crews knock out 146-acre Byron grass fire
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District crews extinguished a 146-acre grass fire in the far eastern part of the county on Monday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze...Read More
San Bruno Mountain fire contained at less than 7 acres
A vegetation fire that started Friday morning near the picnic area in the San Bruno Mountain State and County Park in northern San Mateo County near Daly City was...Read More
Crews battle San Bruno Mountain wildfire
A fire has burned 3 to 4 acres Friday morning in the San Bruno Mountain State and County Park near the picnic area, according to Cal Fire officials. The...Read More
Several agencies launch ‘team effort’ to rescue woman from high surf
A person was rescued from the high surf off the coast of San Mateo County Thursday morning, a deputy harbor master said. Rescuers got a report of a person...Read More
Father dies trying to rescue 10-year-old daughter from surf at Carmel River State Beach
A father died trying to save his daughter Tuesday afternoon from the water off the coast of Monterey County, according to preliminary information from Cal Fire officials. Rescuers responded...Read More
Multiple agencies respond to Canada Road hazmat incident
A hazardous materials investigation is underway Thursday afternoon on Canada Road in unincorporated San Mateo County, county emergency officials said. The county put out an alert at about 3:30...Read More
Twelve-acre North Orinda prescribed burn continues Saturday
A prescribed burn will continue Saturday at an area east of the San Pablo Reservoir, officials said. CAL Fire, the East Bay Municipal Utility District and the Moraga-Orinda Fire...Read More
Overturned fuel tanker ties up traffic well into evening
An overturned tanker truck leaking fuel onto U.S. Highway 101 near Gilroy is expected to block traffic well into Monday evening, according to Cal Fire. The crash was reported...Read More
Smoke from Ranch Fire prompts air advisory through Wednesday
An air quality advisory due to smoke from the Ranch Fire in Tehama County has been extended through Wednesday. Northerly winds near the blaze, burning south of Redding, will...Read More
Crews on track for full Kincade Fire containment Thursday
Containment on the Kincade Fire increased to 84 percent on Tuesday morning as crews continue to gain ground on the Sonoma County blaze that has been burning for nearly...Read More
Nearly 4,000 personnel remain at Kincade Fire, now 76 percent contained
Containment of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County is up to 76 percent, with full containment expected by Thursday, Cal Fire said in a report Sunday morning. There are...Read More
Nearly 78,000-acre Kincade Fire now 72 percent contained
Firefighters gained more ground overnight on the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County and Cal Fire reported that blaze was 72 percent contained on Saturday morning. The fire has burned...Read More
Kincade Fire 68 percent contained as favorable weather continues
Favorable weather allowed firefighters to make good progress overnight, but access to the northern part of the fire is challenging.Read More
Crews make major progress on Kincade Fire, now 45 percent contained
Fire officials believe they’ve turned a corner in the massive Kincade Fire that has raged through Sonoma County for the past seven days. According to a Cal Fire statement...Read More
Kincade Fire crews hold 15 percent containment through night
Fire crews mostly stopped the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County from spreading further amid calm weather conditions in the hours from Monday night into Tuesday morning, Cal Fire officials...Read More
Crews struggle as Kincade Fire nears Windsor, containment drops to 5 percent
The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has spread widely and containment levels have dropped over the course of Sunday, Cal Fire officials said at an evening briefing. The fire,...Read More