Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery on your mobile device As firefighters make progress on the flames burning wide beaches of Northern California, evacuees are dropping back into their neighborhoods, looking forward to a hopeful – but uncertain – future. Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for parts …
Read More »Sonoma County residents seek normalcy when a fire disaster strikes
CLICK HERE if you have trouble viewing the photos on a mobile device HEALDSBURG – Shops were open, lower than normal, in downtown Healdsburg on Saturday – a normal day, if not for the warnings for evacuation and the smoke and falling ash, which threatened the onslaught of a massive …
Read More »Evacuation warnings issued for parts of Alameda County
Cal Fire on Saturday issued an evacuation warning for parts of the Santa Clara and Alameda counties, including Fremont. The warning comes as high winds are expected early Sunday morning, increasing the risk of the SCU lightning complex fire spreading deeper into more populated Bay Area communities. The warning means …
Read More »Residents who refused to flee were rescued
Hundreds of thousands of acres were shocked. Tens of thousands forced to flee. Hundreds of structures left in ashes. And on Thursday, the first victims of the lightning sparked wild fire through the bay area. The three fire complexes around the region have combined to burn more than 400,000 acres …
Read More »Order new fire evacuations in Pescadero and La Honda
Firefighters ordered new evacuations of Pescadero, La Honda and surrounding areas Thursday night as wildfires from the CZU Lightning Complex continue to burn throughout San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. The evacuation call, which arrived at 6 a.m., now includes: Pescadero Beach Area (Zone SMC E073) Pescadero Creek County Park …
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