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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
The 2020 Creek Fire was a very large wildfire in central California's Sierra National Forest, in Fresno and Madera counties. One of the most significant fires of California's record-setting 2020 wildfire season, it began on September 4, 2020, and burned 379,895 acres (153,738 ha) over several months until it was declared 100% contained on December 24, 2020.
A fire that appeared to start in the kitchen Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, damaged Oggi Cosi Si Mangia, an Italian restaurant, in Tower District, a Fresno Fire Department spokesperson said.
The Rough Fire was a major wildfire in Fresno County, California, and the largest of the 2015 California wildfire season.The fire was ignited by a lightning strike on July 31 and burned 151,623 acres (61,360 ha), largely in the Sierra National Forest and the Sequoia National Forest, before it was declared contained on November 6, 2015.
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“We are ready to hire immediately and put them in drill school within a month,” Chief Kerri Donis told The Bee.
The CAL FIRE Aviation Management Program is a branch of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (known also as CAL FIRE). Due to the frequency and severity of wildfires in California , the state has elected to establish its own aerial firefighting force rather than rely solely on contract or national resources.
Dez Martinez, an advocate for homeless residents in the Fresno area, told councilmembers that she and other neighbors relied on the store for about 30 years before the fire forced it to close in 2018.