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Officials say progress on Deer Zone fires ‘better than other areas’
Firefighters in east central Contra Costa County hope a combination of the right kind of winds and increasing humidity will help with efforts to contain a series of wildland...Read More
Evacuation orders in effect for Contra Costa, Napa, San Mateo, Sonoma counties
Rampant fires have prompted evacuation orders in several counties throughout the Bay Area. We’ve compiled a list with the best information available. San Mateo County: Butano State Park, including...Read More
Update: Napa County expands mandatory evacuation zones due to fire
The Napa County Office of Emergency Services and Cal Fire officials have ordered immediate evacuations for additional areas threatened by a group of fires dubbed the LNU Lightning Complex....Read More
Deer Zone fires burn 1,450 acres with no containment in sight
The Deer Zone Fire complex on the northeast side of Mount Diablo in rural Contra Costa County had burned more than 1,450 acres by Tuesday morning, and remained at...Read More
Evacuations remain in effect for 1,661-acre Contra Costa County fires
The Deer Zone Fire complex as of Monday morning had burned 1,161 acres of vegetation on the northeast side of Mount Diablo in rural Contra Costa County and was...Read More
Breaking: Cal Fire orders immediate evacuation of Marsh Creek Road residents
An immediate evacuation has been ordered for residents along Marsh Creek Road between between Bragdon Way and Deer Valley Road, according to a Contra Costa Community Warning system alert...Read More
Five-alarm, multiple-building fire prompts SoMa evacuations, street closures
A five-alarm fire is burning multiple buildings in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The fire department wrote on Twitter shortly before 7 a.m....Read More
Winds fuel 75-acre Knightsen fire
Evacuations are underway all along Holland Tract Road because of a vegetation fire Monday evening in unincorporated Contra Costa County south of Bethel Island, a fire spokesman said. The...Read More
BART running again at SFO station after morning evacuation
Service at BART’s San Francisco International Airport station resumed just before 10:15 a.m. Wednesday after the station was closed for more than an hour due to a BART police...Read More
Crews Fire holds at 5,400 acres, firefighters reach 60 percent containment
The Crews Fire burning since Sunday in the hills east of Gilroy in rural Santa Clara County is at 60 percent containment and 5,400 acres burned as of Wednesday...Read More
Fast moving Oakley fire prompts immediate evacuation orders
Residents in Oakley’s Summerlake neighborhood and those along Sandmound Boulevard have been ordered to immediately evacuate due to a fast moving moving fire, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office...Read More
Gusty afternoon winds threaten to intensify 5,400-acre Crews Fire
The Crews Fire that started Sunday in the hills east of Gilroy in rural Santa Clara County has burned an estimated 5,400 acres and is 20 percent contained as...Read More
Fire near Gilroy scorches 1,000 acres
The Crews Fire east of Gilroy in rural Santa Clara County has consumed about 1,000 acres as of 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Cal Fire said. The fire was first reported...Read More
Crews Fire near Gilroy jumps from 150 to 600 acres in less than two hours
The public is being asked to avoid the area of the Crews Fire near Crews Road east of Gilroy, which has grown to more 600 acres and prompted additional...Read More
Half containment holds Park Fire to 343 acres, evacuation order still in effect
The Park Fire on a wooded ridgeline near Anderson Lake outside Morgan Hill has now burned 343 acres and is 50 percent contained, the Morgan Hill Police Department said...Read More
Cal Fire aircraft battles 200-acre Park Fire from above
The Park Fire on a wooded ridgeline outside Morgan Hill has grown to 200 acres and is 20 percent contained, Cal Fire said Sunday morning. Crews responded just after...Read More
Quail Fire grows to 1,400 acres, damages three buildings as wind stokes blaze
The Quail Fire in rural Solano County between Vacaville and Winters has grown to 1,400 acres and is 10 percent, Cal Fire said Sunday morning, with crews hampered by...Read More