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The Athens Fire had burned about 260 acres of dry grass and had “a dangerous rate of spread,” the Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit said in social media posts. Cal Fire officials said the grass ...
“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.
The Mountain Fire began shortly before 9:00 a.m. PST on November 6 during an episode of strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California. [2] The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center delineated an "extremely critical" risk area on their Day 1 fire weather outlook, warning of low relative humidity values combined with a strong wind event with gusts of over 65 miles per hour (105 km/h ...
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 ...
The Hopkins Fire had expanded to 7,472 acres (3,024 ha) with no containment. [24] One firefighter was confirmed dead in a vehicle accident, and another was injured. [25] Over the next few days, the fire continued to expand rapidly, burning about 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) a day, reaching 298,269 acres (120,705 ha) on September 4.
The wildfire had grown to 82 acres as of 7 a.m. Tuesday and was 20% contained, Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba Placer unit said. At least three structures have burned in the Winding Fire, according to ...