Wildfires

Firefighter Ricardo Gomez, of a San Benito Monterey Cal Fire crew, sets a controlled burn with a drip torch while fighting the Creek Fire, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in Shaver Lake, Calif. Firefighters trying to contain the massive wildfires in Oregon, California and Washington state are constantly on the verge of exhaustion as they try to save suburban houses, including some in their own neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) FX608

October 23, 2020 at 12:26 pm

California’s devastating wildfire season may get a lot worse this weekend

Fierce, dry winds blowing off high elevations from Sunday into Tuesday will pose a huge new fire risk for Northern California while vegetation is at...

FILE – In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo, scorched homes and vehicles fill Spanish Flat Mobile Villa following the LNU Lightning Complex fires in unincorporated Napa County, Calif. Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) this year, a new record for the most acres burned in a single year. California fire officials said the state hit the fearsome milestone Sunday, Oct. 4, with about two months still left in the fire season. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) LA751 LA751

October 15, 2020 at 9:04 pm

Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires

In a rare move, the Trump administration has rejected California’s request for disaster relief funds aimed at cleaning up the damage from six recent wildfires...

FILE – This Sept. 13, 2020 file photo shows what remains of the Oregon Department of Forestry, North Cascade District Office, after it was destroyed by a wildfire, in Lyons, Ore. The blaze was one of multiple fires that burned across the state last month. Three Pacific Northwest law firms have filed a class action lawsuit against Pacific Power and its parent company, Portland-based PacifiCorp, alleging that the power company failed to shut down its power lines despite a historic wind event and extremely dangerous wildfire conditions. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool, File) ORSAL401 ORSAL401

October 2, 2020 at 4:00 pm

Pacific Power utility sued over devastating Oregon wildfires

A class action lawsuit against the Pacific Power utility and its parent company claims they failed to shut down power lines despite historically high winds...

Kevin Conant and his wife, Nikki, look at the debris of their home and business “Conants Wine Barrel Creations,” after the Glass/Shady fire completely engulfed it, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Conants escaped with their lives, which we are grateful for, but they barely made it out with the clothes on their backs in the wake of the fire. The Glass and Zogg fires are among nearly 30 wildfires burning in California. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) RPHD503 RPHD503

September 30, 2020 at 7:54 am

4th person killed in devastating California wildfire VIEW

About 70,000 people were under evacuation orders in the wine region north of San Francisco, where the Glass Fire has incinerated at least 80 homes...

A home destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. Two fast-moving wildfires, having burned more than 26,000 acres in Northern California since they began on Sunday, prompted new evacuation orders for thousands of people as the year’s grueling fire season wore on. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times) XNYT66 XNYT66

September 29, 2020 at 2:44 pm

California’s wine country residents facing fire fatigue VIEW

Thousands of weary wine country residents are confronting the fourth major fire there in three years. About 70,000 people were under evacuation orders, including the...

Eagle Field Fire Department firefighter Jeff Knobbe extinguishes hot spots using a restored 1942 firetruck during the Glass Fire in St. Helena, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP) CAJOS205 CAJOS205

September 28, 2020 at 10:02 pm

Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Easing winds gave California firefighters a break Tuesday as they battled a destructive wildfire that was driven by strong winds through...

In downtown Malden, Washington, the former post office at lower left and another historic building at lower right still smolder Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, the day after a fast-moving wildfire swept through the tiny town west of Rosalia. The town, hit by a wind-driven wildfire Monday that destroy many structures, once thrived when it was on the Milwaukee Road rail line until the railroad went out of business in the late 1970s. (Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review via AP) WASPO120 WASPO120

September 28, 2020 at 8:02 am

After a fire took their home, everyone in this Eastern Washington family of 7 is sick with COVID-19

"We're going to get through this," says Matthew Graham. His family must wait out the coronavirus in 2 hotel rooms, since losing their home to...

Embers fly off burning trees on the Silverado Trail as a hillside goes up in flames during the Glass Fire in St. Helena, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP) BKWS309 BKWS309

September 28, 2020 at 7:30 am

3 killed in Northern California wildfire; thousands flee VIEW

The wine-country blaze had burned 17 square miles as of early Monday, including at least one winery and an inn in St. Helena. Sporadic power...

September 23, 2020 at 9:02 pm

Wildfires taint West Coast vineyards with taste of smoke VIEW

Wineries in California, Oregon and Washington have survived severe wildfires before, but the smoke from this year's blazes has been especially bad — thick enough...

This Monday, Sept, 21, 2020, shortwave infrared satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows an area of the Bobcat Fire burning northeast of Los Angeles. The Bobcat Fire has burned for more than two weeks and was still threatening more than 1,000 homes after scorching its way through brush and timber down into the Mojave Desert. It’s one of dozens of other major blazes across the West. (Maxar Technologies via AP) LA241 LA241

September 23, 2020 at 9:36 am

Utility equipment eyed as possible source of fire near LA VIEW

Firefighters are finally starting to tame an enormous wildfire burning in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles. Officials are confident that crews will make more...

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