wildfires

East Bay firefighters say they have seen a surge in fireworks and fear they could spark a major disaster.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to reduce fire risk where you live.

Instead of filming luxury skyscrapers, Doug Thron started using his drone expertise to help track and rescue animals left stranded after natural disasters. He explains how he rescued dogs after a wildfire and what you can see in his upcoming show “Doug to the Rescue” on CuriosityStream.

Cal Fire plans to hold a wildfire preparedness drill Thursday in the Santa Cruz Mountains as it prepares for what could be a difficult fire season. Kris Sanchez reports.

Cal Fire plans to hold a wildfire preparedness drill Thursday in the Santa Cruz Mountains as it prepares for what could be a difficult fire season

A wildfire that broke out in far Northern California has prompted mandatory evacuations of a casino and some 40 rural homes

With hotter temperatures and drier seasons, Bay Area wildfires are becoming more intense — and this upcoming fire season will likely be no different.

At least a tenth of the world’s mature giant sequoias were destroyed by a single California wildfire that tore through the southern Sierra Nevada last year, according to a draft report prepared by scientists with the National Park Service.

New report California’s wildfires are destroying California’s redwoods. The report by the National Park Service shows at least 10% of the mature trees were killed in last year’s Castle Fire.

Cal Fire is battling a brush fire near the Hihn Hammock Truck Trail in Santa Cruz County.

PG&E has agreed to pay local governments a combined $43.4 million to compensate for starting fires in 2019 and 2020 that destroyed hundreds of homes, forced mass evacuations and left four people dead in Northern California.

As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, President Biden says FEMA will distribute $1 billion for states to shore up their resilience ahead of the threat of storms and wildfires.

Hard work by firefighters and a decrease in winds stopped the spread of a brushfire that triggered evacuations in the city of Santa Barbara, authorities said Friday.

Hard work by firefighters and a decrease in winds stopped the spread of a brushfire that triggered evacuations in the city of Santa Barbara, authorities said Friday.

Crews are battling a fast-moving brush fire, that is threatening hundreds of homes and a Santa Barbara TV station Thursday night.

With a severe wildfire season projected, some landowners are using controlled burns to protect their properties Marianne Favro reports..

With a severe wildfire season projected, some landowners are using controlled burns to protect their properties.

Smoke from wildfires led to some California growers discarding their grape crops and not making wine in 2021. And some of the wine that was made could have an ashy taste.

Smoke taint from the 2020 California wildfires made its way over to some vineyards and tainted their crop. But some businesses went ahead and made tainted, ashy-tasting wine anyway.