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Cal Fire officials said the grass fire spread from a vehicle at Athens Avenue near Fiddyment Road; it was reported at 100 acres at 2:15 p.m. Cal Fire just after 3 p.m. said the fire was 50% contained.
“The fire is approximately 7 acres with spotting a half mile ahead of the fire,” Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer unit wrote on social media at 2:15 p.m. In an update just after 6:15 p.m., Cal ...
Two people were seen fleeing the area after ignited the fire under the state’s tallest bridge on Saturday. Two arson suspects wanted after wildfire started beneath Foresthill Bridge in Placer County
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.
That same day, CAL FIRE released a chart with the top 20 largest wildfires in California history, adding the Thomas Fire as the new largest fire. [86] On December 27, the Thomas Fire experienced another small expansion in size on its northeastern flank, to 281,893 acres (114,078 ha), while containment of the wildfire increased to 91%. [87]
The River Fire was a destructive 2021 wildfire that burned 2,619 acres (1,060 ha) near Colfax in Nevada County and Placer County, California.The fire broke out on August 4, 2021, and burned 2,619 acres (1,060 ha) before it was fully contained on August 13, 2021. [1]
The Dutch Fire sparked about 3:30 p.m. along Lowell Hill Road near the Dutch Flat Forebay’s dam in Nevada County and burned at least 45 acres near the border with Placer County, according to Cal ...
At 8:15 pm on Tuesday night, CAL FIRE has reported that the Hennessey Fire had consumed 10,000 acres, the Gamble Fire off of Berryessa Knoxville Road has also consumed 10,000 acres, the Spanish Fire near Spanish Flat had grown to 1,000 acres, the "15-10" near Putah Creek Bridge had burned 8,000 acres, and the newly-ignited Markley Fire near the ...