Wildfires

54+ min ago   (323+ words) Jennifer Howard used to pay about $11,000 a year to insure her West Marin County home through the California FAIR Plan and a difference-in-conditions policy. After years of wildfire mitigation work — new vents, gutter guards, enclosed eaves and a standing-seam steel…...

6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (296+ words) FILE: Smoke hangs low and is pushed onto Mormon Emigrant Trail as winds subside on Aug. 18, 2021, in Pollock Pines, Calif. A woman was found dead last week as firefighters responded to a small wildfire in a remote stretch of El…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (633+ words) James Leng was watching "Survivor" with his friends at their Haight-Ashbury apartment when he noticed a glaring light above the TV. He thought it was a reflection in the window. Then he realized: "Oh s-, Buena Vista's on fire." When Leng…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (473+ words) The Bull Fire burns northwest of Reno, Nev., on Friday morning, Oct. 2, 2026. RENO, Nev.—A wildfire burning near the California-Nevada border marks the sixth ignition in the hills above Reno over the last two months. The Bull Fire grew to…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (138+ words) State Assemblymember Steve Bennett secured a law requiring water providers in fire-prone parts of Ventura County to maintain 24 hours of backup power or water. But Bennett failed to secure a broader statewide requirement for detailed fire-preparedness reporting from water suppliers,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (281+ words) A large, unplanned power outage is hitting PG&E customers across San Francisco's Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods, according to an alert shared Monday afternoon. The scope of the disruption, its cause, and how long residents might be without power all…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (364+ words) California is rolling out AwareCA, an emergency information app intended to give residents direct access to updates from public safety agencies responding to wildfires and other disasters. Officials say more than 60 public safety agencies have signed on. AwareCA pulls together…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (195+ words) A grass fire that erupted in the agricultural hills of Chileno Valley grew to a mapped 341 acres before firefighters stopped its forward march Sunday night. The blaze, which broke out in Marin County, spread into rural ranchland as crews scrambled…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (97+ words) Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire near Chileno Valley Road in Marin County, the Marin County Fire Department said Sunday. Firefighters battle wildfire in Marin County The fire was reported in the Chileno Valley area. Firefighters are battling a vegetation…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (249+ words) A wildfire reported Friday on private land in Mendocino County was identified as the Willow Fire. It was first reported at 2:23 p.m. on September 18, according to information cited by The Sacramento Bee from the National Interagency Fire Center. The cause was…...