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Thursday Morning What's Up: SF Mayor London Breed Evacuated From Maui

The death toll in the Maui wildfire has risen to 36; SF Mayor London Breed was on a personal vacation on Maui when the fire struck and she evacuated to Oahu; and the current COVID test-positivity rate in California could be quite high if Walgreens data is any indication.

Hawaii Wildfires Have Killed at Least 36, Burned More Than 1,000 Acres, Forcing Mass Evacuations

Apocalyptic scenes from Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii, as the islands have suddenly been consumed in flames as hurricane-force winds spread brush fires, and people were driven to jump into the ocean to escape the overwhelming smoke and flames.

Humpday Headlines: Oregon Fire to Cause Some Hazy Skies Around the Bay

There's a push to name a cable car after Tony Bennett; smoke from a wildfire burning in Oregon is likely to cause some haze around the Bay; and Rudy Giuliani has admitted to defaming two election workers in 2020.

Wildfire Season Already? Four Fires This Weekend In Bay Area and Beyond Spur Concerns

This weekend's Snell Fire in Napa County is now 100% contained after burning 103 acres, but despite this year’s rainy winter, a weekend of several NorCal fires has officials warning that precautions are still very much necessary.

Judge Rules PG&E Can Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in 2020 Zogg Fire

PG&E had tried to get out of any criminal charges over four deaths in the 2020 Zogg Fire, but a Shasta County judge has just ruled that the utility can be taken to trial for involuntary manslaughter and a slew of other charges.

Mosquito Fire Quickly Grows to Largest CA Wildfire of the Year, at 64,000 Acres and Counting

Between Wednesday and Thursday morning, the Mosquito Fire burning in Placer and El Dorado counties grew around 14,000 acres as firefighters focused on saving the town of Foresthill on the fire's western front.

Humpday Headlines: Dutch Fire Breaks Out In Placer County Near Mosquito Fire

The Mosquito Fire entered the community of Foresthill on Tuesday and threatened many structures, a second smaller fire broke out nearby in Placer County, and four people were shot in a chaotic scene in East Oakland.

Mosquito Fire Nears 50,000 Acres, Now 18% Contained

The Mosquito Fire, now burning for a week in Placer and El Dorado counties, quickly overtook the SoCal Fairview Fire as the largest fire currently burning in the state, and as of this morning reached 49,761 acres.

Mosquito Fire Grows to Over 33,000 Acres, Becomes Largest Currently Burning CA Wildfire

As of Saturday afternoon, the Mosquito Fire has burned 33,754 acres — with still 0% of the blaze contained and now threatens 3,666 structures — which makes it the largest fire currently burning in the state.

Mosquito Fire Grows to 14,000 Acres, Jumps Into El Dorado County, Begins Impacting Tahoe Air Quality

A wildfire that broke out Tuesday in Placer County, west of Lake Tahoe, grew significantly on Thursday and overnight, aided by ongoing hot and dry conditions. And it has begun ruining the air quality for late-summer pleasure-seekers around the Lake Tahoe basin.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Brush Fire Near Martinez Prompts Brief Evacuation Scare

A Monday evening brush fire in the hills near Martinez prompted an evacuation warning but was quickly contained, it hit 97 degrees in SF on Monday breaking an earlier record, and 18 people died in vehicle crashes statewide over the holiday weekend.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Hot Weather Fuels Wildfires Around the Bay

This week's heatwave is expected to test California's power grid once again, a 50-acre wildfire was threatening a subdivision in Dublin on Monday, and Apple is now saying employees need to be back in the office three days per week after Labor Day.

McKinney Fire Death Toll Rises to Four, Containment Lines Strengthen Outside Yreka

The McKinney Fire, burning in a remote part of northernmost Northern California, has claimed at least four lives, after two more sets of human remains were found in residences along Highway 96.

Monday Morning Headlines: Two Bodies Found In Car In Wake of McKinney Fire

The monkeypox vaccine clinic at SF General is back open, two bodies were found in a car in a driveway in the McKinney Fire zone, and one person was shot and wounded near Civic Center on Sunday afternoon.

Oak Fire Smoke Floats to Tahoe, Not Bay Area, So Far

An air quality advisory issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has been extended to Thursday, and we may still see some haze from the drifting smoke of the Oak Fire here around the Bay. But so far, it hasn't happened as predicted.

Truck Fire In Sonoma County Sparks One-Acre Wildfire; Firefighters Quickly Contain It Due to Favorable Conditions

A vehicle fire in Cloverdale caused a bit of panic Wednesday afternoon as Sonoma County braces for another dramatic fire season still ahead.

Growing Washburn Fire More Than Doubles in Size, Threat to Nearby Giant Sequoias Increases

The Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park measures over 1,800 acres as of Sunday afternoon — more than doubling in size from the day prior — and remains completely uncontained, extending ever so slightly now closer to Mariposa Grove... where some 500 mature giant sequoias are rooted.

Amador County Wildfire Raging at Nearly 3,500 Acres, About 15,000 People Are Without Power

A sudden wildfire in Amador County forced nearly 100 July 4th beachgoers to coop up inside a PG&E power plant for safety on Monday afternoon and evening, and the fire has since grown exponentially in size.

Bay Area Fire Departments Kept Very Busy By July 4 Fireworks, Which Caused Hundreds of Fires

Hundreds of fires caused by illegal fireworks (and illegal bonfires in the middle of streets) peppered the entire Bay Area Monday night, leading to some very busy firefighters across the region.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Oakland School District Moves Ahead With Closures

The Rices Fire in Nevada County is being held at 900 acres, the body of a missing Oakland teenager has been found in waters of Alameda, and the Oakland school board voted for a third time to move ahead with closing or consolidating around 10 schools.

Humpday Headlines: Wildfire Near Nevada City Grows to 769 Acres

The Rices Fire has been burning since Tuesday in Nevada County and is now threatening over 500 buildings, SF street vendors of often stolen goods remain defiant in the face of a new crackdown, and Nancy Pelosi just received Holy Communion in Rome.

Day Around the Bay: 100-Acre Fire Burning In Winters Near Solano County

A 100-acre wildfire is burning near the edge of Solano County in Winters, the Edgewood Fire in San Mateo County has reached 42% containment, and one person was critically injured in a house fire in SF's Mission District today.

Congress Steps In to Save Sequoia Trees, As Nearly 20% Have Been Killed By Wildfires

California’s giant sequoia trees were once considered practically immune to wildfires. But after several thousand were killed by wildfires in recent years, a new bill in Washington hopes to protect and preserve the mighty sequoias.

PG&E Not Only Caused the Massive Dixie Fire, a New Report Says It Also Was 'Excessively Delayed' In Responding to It

PG&E is once again on the defensive following the release of a state report on the 2021 Dixie Fire that not only suggests the utility was negligent in its tree-removal program, which helped spark the fire, but also that their response the day of the fire was "excessively delayed."

In Ominous Sign for This Fire Season, Two Brush Fires Break Out Next to Homes In East Bay Subdivisions In One Day

Firefighters in Contra Costa County were battling two vegetation fires Wednesday that broke out dangerously close to densely populated subdivisions, in Antioch and in Bay Point. And a third fire also broke out today in Livermore.