Officials say Park Fire shows ‘extreme fire behavior’ Firefighters continue to battle the Park Fire in California’s Butte and Tehama counties in late July. (Video published by CALFIRE) The number of structures destroyed by the Park Fire exceeded 700 as damage assessment crews deployed over the weekend to the fourth-largest wildfire in state history finished […]
Child pets firefighting goats at San Diego Gas & Electricity’s annual Wildfire Safety Fair. Photo courtesy of San Diego Gas & Electricity. San Diego Gas & Electric is hosting its 6th annual Wildfire Safety Fair, the last of four this year. The goal of the fair is to provide families with important resources, education and […]
A scene of the park fire in a video released by the governor’s office. The largest wildfire in California this year has been significantly contained after the previously severe fire season in the state has at least temporarily given way to relative calm. The Park Fire was 53 percent contained as of Monday after ravaging […]
Update: The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said Monday morning that “evacuation warnings have been lifted for some areas, with the exception of some sections of Texas Hill Road and Pay Dirt Road. An evacuation order remains in effect for the Placerville Airport.” Authorities also closed evacuation shelters. The fire was 77.5 acres and 25% […]
TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. — The teams have begun to clear up the damage caused by fighting the park fire. Fire containment is improving by the day after nearly 430,000 acres of land have burned in Butte and Tehama counties. Cal Fire spokesperson Rachael Boughton told us that firefighting efforts may include hand crews, fire trucks, […]
Fire retardants are an important tool in fighting wildfires, and crews at Sonoma Air Attack Base are ready to produce more and use them at a moment’s notice. Battalion Chief Jake Serrano has been with Cal Fire for 31 years and has worked at the base for much of that time. “We definitely want to […]
The Park Fire in Northern California, the largest blaze in the country, is now 37% contained as firefighters continue to contend with hot, dry weather conditions. According to Cal Fire, the Park Fire has burned 429,188 acres of land as of Sunday morning. According to Cal Fire, fire behavior was moderate overnight. They said that, […]
TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. — As the Park Fire continues to rage in the northeastern part of Tehama County, the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office and Cal Fire held a community meeting in Red Bluff on Friday to discuss the current status of the fire. The meeting began with an update from John Kreger, chief of the […]
