Disaster expert explains firefighting from air at night during the Glass Fire; new tools
Former Fremont Battalion Chief and former FEMA Presidential Appointee Mark Neveau spoke with KTVU's Heather Holmes on The Four on Monday, September 28, 2020 about the Glass Fire, which began early Sunday morning.
Wildfire smoke extends Spare the Air Alert through Friday
The Glass Fire incident continues to burn out of control in Sonoma and Napa counties.
Newsom: California battling 27 wildfires at the same time
State officials have said climate change and global warming are key factors in California wildfires with Gov. Gavin Newsom urging the federal government to take heed.
Evacuations ordered in Santa Rosa for Shady, Boysen fires
New fires broke out in Sonoma County on Sunday, leading to evacuation orders in Santa Rosa.
Several Sonoma County schools, districts closed due to Shady Fire
The school said all activities and classes, including ones held online, are canceled for the day. No other information was immediately available
Glass Fire explodes to 1,500 acres
Elissa Harrington reports.
Napa County fire provides an update on the Glass Fire burning in Napa County
KTVU's Elissa Harrington spoke 1 on 1 with Napa County Fire Dept. Sunday afternoon to get an update on the Glass Fire.
PG&E shuts power to 11,000 customers to prevent wildfires
Pacific Gas & Electric shut off power Sunday to about 11,000 customers mostly in the Butte County area.
Federal agencies offer relief to wildfire survivors.
Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency talked to Mornings on 2 about what wildfire survivors need to know when applying for help. Find more information at disasterassistance.gov and disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
Public Safety Power Shutoffs possible this weekend as the Bay Area faces early autumn heat wave
Intense winds can whip otherwise controllable fires into firestorms.
Weekend wildfire risks are particularly high
Tom Vacar reports.
Residents on edge as fire danger, power shutoffs likely for weekend
And with temperatures and wind increasing, the National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for the North Bay hills beginning Saturday morning and continuing through Monday evening. PG&E has already warned they may have to shut off power if the winds get too strong.
Northern California faces high fire danger heading into weekend
Already this year, wildfires have scorched an unprecedented 3.6 million acres of earth in California.
Crews contain Santa Rosa vegetation fire that threatened several homes
There weren't any evacuations ordered.
Santa Cruz County breweries collaborate on beer for a good cause
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico released a similar fundraiser beer after the 2018 Camp Fire.
Kings Canyon, Yosemite parks reopen as air quality improves
Kings Canyon National Park reopened to visitors on Wednesday and Yosemite National Park will welcome back visitors on Friday as air quality improves.
Stanford study: Smoke from California wildfires may be factor in up to 3,000 deaths
Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10, the unprecedented unhealthy concentrations of wildfire smoke were responsible for at least 1,200 and possibly up to 3,000 deaths in California that otherwise would not have occurred, according to an estimate by researchers at Stanford University.
California crew boss who died in wildfire started by gender reveal gathering ID'd
Officials have identified that firefighter as Charlie Morton, 39, the crew boss of the Big Bear Interagency Hotshots.
CZU Lightning Complex Fire is 100% contained, but not controlled
After more than a month of burning, Cal Fire officials announced Tuesday evening that the CZU Lightning Complex incident is 100% contained. However, officials were quick to point out, that does not necessarily mean controlled.
A true act of kindness for a Coffey Park fire victim
When Coffey Park in Santa Rosa lost 1,500 homes to an overnight firestorm, the nation was shocked at the power of Mother Nature. Now, we have the cases of one woman and others who are fighting another kind of firestorm: fraud.