A wildfire that ignited in the late afternoon on Saturday Aug. 13 has now spread through over 6,000 acres of land and burned more than 30 homes and buildings. Local residents were forced to evacuate, as fire officials continue to investigate the cause of the blaze.
As many as 500 homes were in danger and more evacuations had been ordered near the Lower Lake area of northern California late Sunday as a fast-moving blaze continued to roar through the area.
A wildfire in Fresno County, Calif., which ignited on the evening of Aug. 8 has increased significantly in size to upwards of 7,000 acres, forcing evacuation orders after one home and one outbuilding were destroyed by the blaze, and with many additional structures also under threat of destruction.
A wildfire is burning out of control in Southern California's San Bernardino County, having blazed through well over 7,000 acres of land since it sparked around noon on Sunday Aug. 7, between Pilot Rock Ridge and State Hwy 173 in Hesperia, Calif.
Fire officials have determined the Soberances Fire that continues to rage and has already charred countless acres was caused by an illegal, abandoned campfire.
More than a week after the wildland blaze erupted, the Soberanes Fire in Monterey County near Big Sur has now grown to engulf 33,000 acres and remains just 15 percent contained.
The wildfires in Northern California have reached historic proportions, killing 6 people, and destroying nearly 1,800 structures and more than 1,000 homes.
Officials say that the death toll in Northern California has risen to 5 people in wake of the massive Butte and Valley fires in Calaveras County and Lake County, respectively.
After destroying almost 72,000 acres of land in Northern California over the past week, firefighters managed to contain 45 percent of the massive Butte Fire as of Wednesday morning.
California Governor Jerry Brown recently declared a state of emergency in Lake and Napa counties, after a wildfire burned and destroyed homes across a span of more than 60 square miles within 12 hours.
The wildfires that are currently scorching through the Western United States have compelled the state of California to send in state prisoners to fight the flames.
A small wildfire was reported in the early afternoon on Wednesday Oct. 8 in Placer County, Calif. That original fire has now spread into a series of five uncontrollable wildfires that are causing mass chaos and endangering the welfare of the public.
Fire has forced around 2,800 people to evacuate in northern California A California man is set to appear in court on Friday, facing arson charges based on allegations that he deliberately started a fire that has devastated parts of northern California.
A group of wildfires comprising the Happy Camp Fire Complex has been burning in northwest California since mid-August and firefighters just can’t seem to get a handle on it. The blaze continues to grow, currently having burned through 164 square miles of land, the equivalent of over 100,000 acres.
Fire had flared up on Sunday, forcing evacuations Cooler weather rolled in over Yosemite National Park in California on Monday, calming a blaze that flared up the day before and forced helicopter evacuations for 85 people in the park.
Fire has been burning for weeks in the park's backcountry A wildfire in Yosemite National Park flared up on Sunday night, forcing helicopter evacuations of around 100 visitors of the California park.
A wildfire in northwest California has been steadily expanding over the past four weeks, having destroyed nearly 90,000 acres of land and leaving firefighters exasperated, having contained less than a third of the fire’s total area as of Saturday evening.
A wildfire complex burning in northwest California for the better part of the past month has now destroyed almost 75,000 acres of land and forces mass evacuations in nearby communities. With thousands of fire personnel and resources being utilized, the cost of fighting the blaze has crawled up to $44.7 million as of Thursday morning.
