CLICK HERE if you have trouble viewing the photos on a mobile device Fierce burns and high temperatures are expected to choke the Bay Area with unfavorable air by at least Wednesday. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air warning over the weekend on Saturday, …
Read More »Governor of California calls on Australia and Canada to help fight devastating wildfires
California stands for some of the biggest blazes in the history of the state – and the fire season is only just beginning. Tidens in news conference Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom said he had asked Australia and Canada to help fight the devastating blazes that burned during a heat wave …
Read More »Battle-weary California wine country is still fighting a fire
CLICK HERE if you have trouble viewing the photos on a mobile device HEALDSBURG – When smoke billowed into the air this week and evacuation alarms began to beep on their cell phones, many Sonoma County residents thought one thing: Not again. With the Walbridge Fire threatening Healdsburg and Guerneville …
Read More »Wildfires force complete evacuation of Felton, Zayante and Scotts Valley
SCOTTS VALLEY – The CZU Lightning Complex Fire Burning in the mountains of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties swam Thursday to 48,000 acres, leading authorities to completely evacuate the communities of Felton, Zayante and Scotts Valley. “It’s a historic event,” said Ian Larkin, boss of CalFire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz …
Read More »Wildfires in California threaten thousands of homes and put businesses under pressure
Wildfires swept through northern California on Wednesday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies in and around San Francisco as crews struggled to surround them despite steep terrain and blowing heat. The smoke-filled skies are expected to draw in the coming days, reports CBS San Francisco. The fires, many …
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