Bryant Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 04, 2017 7:17 am Date/Time Started: August 03, 2017 3:35 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE San Bernardino / San Bernardino National Forest / City of Yucaipa County: San Bernardino County Location: Bryant Street at Hwy 38, City of Yucaipa Acres Burned – Containment: …
Read More »Twist Fire (Tuolumne County)
Twist Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 3, 2017 7:24 am Date/Time Started: July 30, 2017 4:28 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit County: Tuolumne County Location: Twist Road south of Algerine Road, Jamestown Estimated – Containment: 124 acres – 95% Contained
Read More »Camatta Fire (San Luis Obispo County)
Camatta Fire: Updated: August 02, 2017 3:45 pm County: San Luis Obispo County Location: Hwy 58 near Camatta Creek Rd, east of Santa Margarita Acres Burned – Containment: 70 acres – 50% contained. Forward spread stopped.
Read More »The New Frontier: Satellites Inform Fire Personnel About How Blazes Spread
While crews fought to keep the Detwiler Fire in California’s Central Valley from reaching the historic gold rush town of Mariposa, a separate fire crew was watching the blaze from an entirely different angle – space. “We can see the darker reds here,” says Kris Mattarochia says science and operations …
Read More »Falls Fire (Tuolumne County)
Falls Fire: Updated: August 01, 2017 6:45 pm County: Tuolumne County Location: Off Merced Falls Rd, northwest of Lake McClure Acres Burned – Containment: 20 acres. Forward spread stopped.
Read More »Sway Fire (Humboldt County)
Sway Fire: more info… Updated: August 01, 2017 4:43 pm County: Humboldt County Location: Swayback Ridge, 5 southwest of Mad River Acres Burned – Containment: 18 acres and 90% contained
Read More »Detwiler Fire Destroys 45 Buildings, 70,000 Acres
Update 8:00 am Thursday Overnight infrared imagery of the Detwiler Fire shows the blaze has grown to over 70,000 acres. The fire is now 10 percent contained. In the last 24 hours the southern flank of the fire was active, burning south of Highway 140, in the area between Mariposa …
Read More »Independence Fire (Sonoma County)
Independence Fire: Updated: July 31, 2017 5:55 pm County: Sonoma County Location: Independence Lane, 2 miles south of Geyserville Acres Burned – Containment: 11 acres – 100% contained
Read More »Los Banos house caught on fire possibly leaving occupants displaced
A house on the 14000 Block of Volta Road in Los Banos caught fire in the afternoon on Monday July 31, 2017 possibly leaving the occupants displaced, according to Merced County Fire Department officials. One person … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos house caught on fire possibly leaving occupants displaced
A house caught on fire on Monday afternoon in Los Banos possibly leaving occupants displaced, CalFire officials said. At around 2:40 p.m., fire fighters were called to the 14000 Block … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rose Fire (Riverside County)
County: Riverside County Location: Off Amorose St, in the community of Lake Elsinore Acres Burned – Containment: 200 acres – 10% contained
Read More »Roadrunner Fire (Tulare County)
Roadrunner Fire: Updated: August 01, 2017 7:35 am County: Tulare County Location: Road 268 & E. Teapot Dome Ave., 4 miles east of Porterville Acres Burned – Containment: 2,289 acres 90% contained
Read More »Minerva Fire (Plumas County)
Minerva Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 31, 2017 10:37 am Date/Time Started: July 29, 2017 6:55 pm Administrative Unit: U.S. Forest Service-Plumas National Forest County: Plumas County Location: Forest Road 24N26, 3 miles southwest of Quincy (Plumas County) Estimated – Containment: 1,350 Acres / 20% Containment
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