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Yosemite Wildfire Scorches Giant Sequoia Grove; 'Giggling Teens' Suspected Of Sparking Major Oregon Fire

OES 6840 at the Railroad fire#railroadfire #CBDfirefighters #cafires pic.twitter.com/dF8gfYu1TB— Carlsbadfirefighters (@CBDfirefighters) September 4, 2017 Dozens and dozens of wildfires are currently burning across California, Oregon, and other western states,

Smoke From NorCal Wildfires Drifts Down Over Bay Area

More pics showing smokey skies over #EastBay hills that separate Clayton from Antioch/Pittsburg. Its windy & smells like 🔥 pic.twitter.com/U59wrZ8Eh1— Julianne Herrera (@JulestheFirst26) August 31, 2017 Adding to what's predicted

Two Wildfires Burning In Yosemite, The South Fork Fire And Empire Fire, Caused By Lightning

A new wildfire in Mariposa County, at the southern edge of Yosemite National Park near the south fork of the Merced River, has grown since igniting on Sunday to 1,613 acres, scorching

Detwiler Fire Caused By Gunshot, Investigators Say

The nearly 82,000-acre Detwiler Fire in Mariposa County, which was still smoldering as of the weekend and 98 percent contained, was sparked by a gunshots on public lands, investigators now believe. As

Arson Suspected In Oakland/Berkeley Hills Fire, Which Is Now 70% Contained

The #GrizzlyFire in the East Bay Hills is now 70% contained, and crews hope to put it out by tonight. https://t.co/EHbKYu8VyB— Berkeleyside (@berkeleyside) August 4, 2017 A suspected arsonist who

20-Acre Fire Breaks Out In Berkeley Hills, Now 50 Percent Contained

The latest on the fire near Grizzly Peak in the hills above #Oakland and #Berkeley: https://t.co/YtSihgLxcG pic.twitter.com/coKLWBryVT— KPIX 5 (@CBSSF) August 3, 2017 A 20-acre wildfire broke

Fire Plane Mishap Turns Sonoma Neighborhood Pink

There’s not much funny about California wildfire season, with more than 100,000 acres on fire across the state as of press time. So we’re really going to enjoy the one

Detwiler Fire Grows To 74,000 Acres, Destroys 58 Homes

The five-day-old Detwiler Fire continues to grow, though at a slightly slower pace than it did in the previous couple of days, reaching 74,000 acres by Friday morning. It is now 15

Detwiler Fire Grows To 109 Square Miles, Still 10 Miles From Yosemite

The biggest wildfire currently raging in California is the 70,000-acre, 109-square mile Detwiler Fire in Mariposa County. It nearly doubled again in size between Wednesday and Thursday, and as the Weather Channel

Detwiler Fire Triples In Size, Entire Town Of Mariposa Evacuated

The Detwiler Fire west of Yosemite is raging on in its third day, tripling in size since just yesterday to encompass nearly 46,000 acres, and now threatening the town of Mariposa, which

Detwiler Fire Near Yosemite Grows To 15,500 Acres In Second Day

#DetwilerFire [update] 2 miles east of Lake McClure (Mariposa County) is now 15,500 acres and 5% contained. https://t.co/zBoyaN9sl1 pic.twitter.com/w4L6uO8GpH— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 18, 2017

Firewatch: Seven Wildfires Currently Ablaze In Northern California

I-80 is closed in both directions due to a growing fire near Farad in the Sierra. Video courtesy of Kevin Quinn. pic.twitter.com/JntIiSG977— Brian Hickey (@kcraBrianHickey) July 10, 2017 by Jessica

Video: The '91 Oakland Hills Fire As Seen Live From The 580 And 24 Freeways

The video above, transferred from a VHS tape in the collection of local man Johnny Sala, was shot as Sala and his family drove from San Francisco across the Bay Bridge on Sunday,

25 Years Ago Today The Oakland Hills Went Up In Flames Very, Very Fast

Monday was an anniversary of a Bay Area disaster marking 27 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake and today marks a tragic and scary day as well which began three years and two

Soberanes Fire And Loma Fire Now Fully Contained

After 83 days and the scorching of 132,127 acres of mostly remote, forested mountains, the Soberanes Fire is finally 100 percent contained. And after two and a half weeks and nearly 4,

Napa Wildfire Likely Culprit In Deaths Of Two Brothers Missing Since 2014 Whose Bodies Were Just ID'd

The cause of the Butts Fire in northern Napa County, which grew to over 4000 acres in July 2014 before being contained, remains under investigation two years later, but the remains of two

Video: Aerial Fight To Contain The Loma Fire In The Santa Cruz Mountains, Now at 2,250 Acres

A swiftly moving fire in the sparsely populated Santa Cruz Mountains that broke out Monday has prompted multiple evacuations, and as CalFire updates us today, the Loma Fire has spread to 2,250

Loma Fire Breaks Out In Santa Cruz Mountains, Threatens 300 Structures

UPDATE Massive #LomaFire in #SantaCruzMountains already 100 acres https://t.co/33YRkWaMaO pic.twitter.com/pgHzDq1Ygh— KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM (@KCBSNews) September 26, 2016 A small wildfire quickly grew in size

Video: Family Of Bears, Possibly Fleeing Wildfires, Spotted In Sonoma County Park

California state park officials yesterday released footage of a family of bears, a mother and two cubs, walking at night through Sonoma County's Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. As the Chronicle reports, the familial

Soberanes Fire Officially Becomes Costliest Firefight In US History, Topping $200 Million

As we reach the two-month mark on the Soberanes Fire, burning just inland of Big Sur and sparked miles to the north on July 22, the Associated Press reports that the fire has

Soberanes Fire Reaches 105,642 Acres, New Evacuation Orders Issued

The slow-moving, seven-week-old Soberanes Fire in and around Big Sur continues to burn through Los Padres National Forest to the south, and remains 60 percent contained. As of 6 p.m. Saturday, federal

Officials Blame Rock Creek Fire In Sierras On Bike Pedal, But Cyclists Aren't Buying It

Officials say an unlikely culprit is to blame for one of the many wildfires currently ravaging the California wilderness, but their unusual findings are being met with skepticism and disbelief. The Chronicle reports

Check Out This Crazy Looking 'Ash Devil' Menacing Yreka

Wildfires are frightening enough as is the damage to property, wildlife, and risk to human life they pose. And yet, as CBS 5 reports, they have the potential to be even more terrifying

Drone Footage Of Clayton Fire, Now Fully Contained; Soberanes Fire Slows; Chimney Fire Enters Monterey County

Two large wildfires continue burning to our south, though the progress of the largest one has slowed, and meanwhile a smaller but more destructive and swiftly moving fire to our north, allegedly sparked

Wildfire Threatens Hearst Castle, Forces Closure Of Tourist Attraction

The nine-day-old Chimney Fire in San Luis Obispo County has forced the closure of Hearst Castle, arguably the central coast's biggest tourist attraction. As CBS 5 reports, flames came as close as three