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Crews Work to Contain Multiple Bay Area Brush Fires
Firefighters on Friday continued to make progress in containing several brush fires that broke out across the Bay Area the day before. Bob Redell reports.
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Fire in Merced County May Affect Travel Between Santa Clara County, Central Valley
Cal Fire firefighters are battling what has become a 350-acre wildfire in just five hours in Merced County and local authorities said late Thursday evening.
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How the Bay Area Is Preparing to Expand Clean Air Support During Wildfire Season
Wildfire season in California has officially begun for 2022, and along with it so have preparations for monitoring and forecasting these destructive events.
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PG&E Pleads Not Guilty in Deadly 2020 California Wildfire
PG&E has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges it faces after its equipment was blamed for starting a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes in 2020.
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California Prepares to Battle Yet Another Fire Season
Fighting fires faster and protecting the most vulnerable is Sen. Alex Padilla’s goal this fire season. Stephanie Magallon reports.
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California Agencies Prepare to Help Local Fire Departments This Fire Season
California authorities are taking action to prepare for what could be a historically bad fire season, but local agencies say support is lacking.
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Kari's Forecast: Hotter, Fire Threat
Meteorologist Kari Hall has a look at the Red Flag Warning and hotter Microclimate Forecast.
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Red Flag Warning Changes Memorial Day Plans for Some
High winds and dry temperatures fueled red flag warnings throughout parts of the Bay Area on Memorial Day. Velena Jones reports.
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Red Flag Warning in Effect for Parts of NorCal From Monday Through Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning on Sunday for gusty winds and low humidity in areas of Northern California, according to a release from Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit. Kari Hall and Ginger Conejero Saab report.
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Red Flag Warning in Effect for Parts of Northern California
Firefighters have already seen the beginnings of what many expect to be one of the longest and most active fire seasons ever.
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Red Flag Warning in Effect for Parts of NorCal From Monday Through Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning on Sunday for gusty winds and low humidity in areas of Northern California. Jonathan Bloom reports.
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PG&E Reassures Nervous Counties It Will Fill Vacant Safety Posts as Wildfire Season Looms
After Napa and Sonoma counties complained that vital PG&E posts were being left vacant with the approach of wildfire season, utility officials told NBC Bay Area it’s all a “misunderstanding” and it intends to fill currently empty slots in its public safety specialist program.
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PG&E Reassures Nervous Counties it Will Fill Vacant Safety Posts as Wildfire Season Looms
After Napa and Sonoma counties complained that vital PG&E posts were being left vacant with the approach of wildfire season, utility officials told NBC Bay Area it’s all a “misunderstanding” and it intends to fill currently empty slots in its public safety specialist program. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.
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Crews Make Progress as Quail Fire Burns 135 Acres Near Vacaville, Man Cited
Firefighters made progress in battling the Quail Fire, fighting a blaze that began Saturday afternoon northwest of Vacaville. Stephanie Magallon and Rob Mayeda report.
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Man Gets 24 Years in Prison for Fire That Killed 12 Condors
A man who started a 2020 wildfire that killed 12 endangered California condors and seriously injured a firefighter has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. Ivan Gomez was sentenced Wednesday in Monterey County. He was found guilty of 16 felony counts, including arson and animal cruelty. Prosecutors say Gomez told them he set the August 2020 Big Sur Dolan...
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Bay Area Firefighters Brace for ‘Year-Round' Fire Season
Fire departments across the Bay Area are bracing themselves, not just for the next few days, but for what they now call a “year-round” fire season.
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Bay Area Firefighters Brace for ‘Year-Round' Fire Season
Fire departments across the Bay Area are bracing themselves, not just for the next few days, but for what they now call a “year-round” fire season.
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Winds, Dryness Raise Fire Concerns in Northern California
Gusty winds, low humidity and drying vegetation will bring fire danger to a large swath of the Northern California interior this week, forecasters said Wednesday.
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Brush Fire Burns on Hillside Below Los Angeles' Griffith Observatory
Firefighters battled a brush fire Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park that burned on a hillside below the Griffith Observatory.
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Crews Continue to Battle Wildfire in SoCal
Residents remained under evacuation orders Thursday after a brush fire fanned by ocean winds charged up a hillside and quickly burned at least 20 homes in Laguna Niguel. NBC LA’s Anoushah Rasta reports from Orange County.