PG&E found broken equipment near origin of massive Kincade Fire

Pacific Gas and Electric said it became aware Wednesday night that there was an equipment failure on a high voltage transmission line near where the Kincade Fire sparked, according to an incident report the San Francisco-based utility submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission Thursday.

Smoke from Kincade Fire prompts Spare the Air alert

A Spare the Air alert issued for Thursday by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will extend to Friday as smoke from the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County is expected to impact the region.

Interactive map: Live satellite images of the Kincade Fire

Esri, a location intelligence company, is pulling in live data from satellite images overhead, as well as information from a variety of government sources such as CalFire and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.