California Fires

 Updates OCSheriff Updates – https://ocsheriff.gov/AirportFire 9-11-2024 – 9:00 am – The Airport Fire has grown to 22,376 acres. The fire continues to move east towards Lake Elsinore. It is not currently affecting the City of Lake Forest. 9-10-2024 – 12:00 pm – An Evacuation Warning has been issued for Zone SIL01, including Silverado Canyon and Modjeska Canyon.

  KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. — The daughter of a 76-year-old man killed last month when California’s deadliest wildfire so far this year swept through a remote town has sued a public utility, alleging its electrical equipment sparked the blaze. The lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of Theresa Cogan claims the McKinney Fire started when PacifiCorp’s

  (In JAN 4 story corrects to read 1 million (not 100,000), paragraph 1) (Reuters) -California’s second largest ever wildfire, which scorched just under 1 million acres last year, was sparked by a tree coming in contact with cables operated by Pacific Gas and Electric power utility, state authorities said on Tuesday. The cause of

  Heavy rain over the Dixie Fire burn scar triggered debris flows and mudslides Sunday morning, the National Weather Service said. Rain rates of 0.4 inch to 0.7 inch per hour were recorded this morning, and rates over 1 inch an hour are possible, weather service meteorologist Katrina Hand said. “We’re still seeing pretty high

The Dixie Fire, which has burned more than 900,000 acres, began in mid-July after a Douglas fir fell onto a PG&E line in the Feather River Canyon   A crossing guard has died after a vehicle struck him and a child outside Stanley Middle School in Lafayette Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Bob Redell reports.  A

CORRECTION A previous version of this article, using information provided by the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, said all but one person had been accounted for. A Saturday evening news release from the sheriff’s office later said five people were still unaccounted for. This article has been corrected. SUSANVILLE, Calif. — As the Dixie Fire continues

The Dixie Fire burning in two Northern California counties is now the largest single wildfire in recorded state history, exploding in size overnight as drought-stricken lands continue to fuel the flames. The fire, which has burned for 23 days and forced mass evacuations, razed the Gold Rush town of Greenville on Thursday, destroying 91 buildings