USFS Firefighter Dies While Responding To Modoc County Wildfire
July 31, 2015
A U.S. Forest Service firefighter has been found dead while on assignment battling a wildfire in the Modoc National Forest, according to officials.
July 31, 2015
A U.S. Forest Service firefighter has been found dead while on assignment battling a wildfire in the Modoc National Forest, according to officials.
July 31, 2015
UPDATE: 6:14 p.m. Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for California because of wildfires burning throughout the state. See details on several of the northern and central California fires. Updated as new information is available.
July 31, 2015
UPDATED 6:23 p.m. - Officials say the Rock Fire burning in Lake County continues to progress. The blaze has scorched 18,000 acres and is 5 percent contained. Mandatory evacuations are in place in some areas.
July 31, 2015 | Ed Joyce
The weather forecast through the weekend includes thunderstorms and lightning for parts of northern California, which could spark new wildfires.
July 30, 2015
UPDATED 6:59 p.m. -- A round up of some of the wildfires currently burning in Northern and Central California as of Thursday morning. Containment grows on most incidents.
July 30, 2015 | Amy Quinton
Data released Thursday by the State Water Resources Control Board shows 265 out of 411 local agencies hit or nearly reached savings targets.
July 30, 2015 | Ed Joyce
Triple digit heat has many people staying cool inside. But outdoor workers don't have that option.
July 30, 2015 | Ed Joyce
The above-average rains of the past week did not ease drought conditions or improve reservoir storage in California. The drought expanded in other parts of the western U.S.
July 30, 2015
(AP) -- Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has come out with a new drought relief bill that emphasizes long-term investments in desalination, recycling and new or expanded reservoirs.
July 29, 2015
The Rocky Fire in Lake County grew quickly Wednesday afternoon and evening, spreading to 3,000 acres, with zero percent containment. Fire officials say several outbuildings have been destroyed, and evacuation orders have been issued.