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.
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.
More than 150 buildings have been destroyed The small northern California town of Weed was settled because of its high winds, which dried lumber fresh out of the sawmill.
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.
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.
A group of four wildfires have blazed through the past week in northeastern Washington, destroying over 8,000 acres of land and prompting widespread evacuations. At only two percent containment, the current estimated cost for these wildfires is $1.8 million.
Situation improving, crews may call off evacuation orders Firefighters have increased containment on a wildfire in northern California with the state fire chief saying the situation is improving, according to CBS News.
The four wildfires sparked at the beginning of this week in Washington have converged into what is being called the Carlton Complex fires and the massive blaze continues to expand, destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of land, burning down homes, causing widespread evacuations, and more.
A wildfire is blazing out of control near Warm Springs, Ore., having burned up approximately 40 square miles of land in the five days since it was sparked. Firefighters are making very little headway in their efforts to battle the blaze and officials warn that they expect the fire to continue to grow significantly before any real progress in containment is made.
A wildfire that sparked 10 days ago on July 17 in the Coronado National Forest in Arizona has destroyed approximately 8,200 acres of land and has forced into place an official closure of the area surrounding the fire for safety purposes, according to officials.
Fire is only 5 percent contained. Over 500 homes were evacuated late Saturday due to the Shirley Fire in the Sierra Nevada in California, northeast of Bakersfield.
As of Tuesday evening the Funny River fire, located within the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska has burned through almost 200,000 acres of land since it was ignited well over two weeks ago and fire officials are still having a hard time containing the blaze.
A wildfire that sparked near the heart of Arizona, just south of Flagstaff and north of Prescott, has been burning for nine days straight as of Thursday and has engulfed more than 21,000 acres of land. Evacuations and fire restrictions are currently in place as hundreds of firefighters continue to battle this blaze at a multi-million dollar cost to the state.
The Slide Fire Wildfire is still burning in Oak Creek Canyon, north of Sedona, Ariz., after first being reported on Tuesday May 20. Evacuations and road closures remain in place as firefighters battle the monstrous blaze.
The fire has spread quickly, but the weekend might see some relief. At least 4,800 acres have been affected by the wildfire in northern Arizona. The fire, which broke out on Tuesday, has been difficult to contain.
Wildfire season is upon the United States as we roll into Spring and weather experts warn that this week especially will create conditions conducive to a high wildfire danger in certain parts of the country.
