california wildfires

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.

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.

Wildfire season in California has officially begun for 2022, and along with it so have preparations for monitoring and forecasting these destructive events.

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.

Fighting fires faster and protecting the most vulnerable is Sen. Alex Padilla’s goal this fire season. Stephanie Magallon reports.

California authorities are taking action to prepare for what could be a historically bad fire season, but local agencies say support is lacking.

Meteorologist Kari Hall has a look at the Red Flag Warning and hotter Microclimate Forecast.

High winds and dry temperatures fueled red flag warnings throughout parts of the Bay Area on Memorial Day. Velena Jones reports.

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.

Firefighters have already seen the beginnings of what many expect to be one of the longest and most active fire seasons ever.

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.

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.

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.

Firefighters made progress in battling the Quail Fire, fighting a blaze that began Saturday afternoon northwest of Vacaville. Stephanie Magallon and Rob Mayeda report.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Firefighters battled a brush fire Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park that burned on a hillside below the Griffith Observatory.

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.