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It’s been non-stop for Fresno Fire Department crews dealing with fire after fire since Sunday Morning.Today’s four alarm fire the latest in a string of fires to hit the city since Sunday morning.A major fire hit in downtown Fresno on Sunday at a supply business near Van Ness and Los …

Employees working in businesses offices near the Fresno Airport got quite a scare this morning as fire crews battled a series of arson fires. Fire fighters were able to limit the damage to a few small burn areas. Investigators say at least five fires in the area were started by …

A woman is in custody, accused of starting five fires. Police say she was first spotted in the area of Gateway and Clinton. Two witnesses say they saw her light a fire near the Fresno County Probation Office. They held her there until the fire department and police showed up …

Sunday’s heat didn’t stop dozens of Fresno City firefighters from battling a three-alarm fire in Downtown Fresno.   Chief Kerri Donis said they received a call of a commercial fire around 9am inside a restaurant supply business near Van Ness Avenue and Los Angeles street. The cause of the fire …

Significant lightning occurred across the Forest the evening of June 9, with 1,467 strikes recorded nearby.The accompanying rain helped keep fires in check. Seven small fires were reported with the largest now contained at 1.5 acres. More fires are expected to crop up as conditions heat up and dry out. …

June 9 Afternoon Fire UpdateAs of 3 p.m. today there are a total of six small fires on the Klamath National Forest. Three on Goosenest Ranger District, two on the Happy Camp Oaknoll Ranger District and one on the Salmon Scott Ranger District. The largest of these fires is the …

FKU Lightning Fires:   Name: FKU Lightning Fires  County: Fresno County  Location: near Auberry  Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings Unit  Acres Burned – Containment 45 acres – 100% contained    Date Started: June 5, 2015 5:00 pm  Last update: June 6, 2015 8:00 pm 

Lightning sparks nine fires in the Auberry and Prather areas Friday evening. CAL FIRE says they are battling four fires on Powerhouse Road and another five near Auberry Rd. "As you can see it’s just ridiculously dry the rainfall that did come down it just evaporated right away," CAL FIRE …

In the last two weeks a series of hay stack fires have lit up Central Valley dairy farms. Fires in Merced and Tulare County have burned at least 2,000 tons of hay on three different farms. Firefighters say this is unusual for this time of year and have a theory …

New details now on a string of arson fires. A Fresno county man is now facing charges for starting them. Michael Hamilton, 68, was arrested Monday at George Smith Road and Highway 180. The Squaw Valley man is facing 27 counts of arson. The fires took place over the last …