By ABC7.com staff Monday, July 19, 2021 7:13PM MALIBU, Calif. (KABC) — Forward progress of a brush fire that broke out in Malibu Monday afternoon has been stop after it burned 15 acres and threatened some structures. Dubbed the Flores Fire, the flames...
Firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Placerville station battle the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex, in Doyle on Friday.Noah Berger / AP By Phil Helsel Thousands of firefighters across 12 states are...
Katie Dowd, SFGATEJuly 18, 2021Updated: July 19, 2021 3:28 p.m. U.S. Forest Service firefighters Chris Voelker, left, and Kyle Jacobson monitor the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, burning in Plumas National Forest. Noah Berger/AP With at...
The Beckwourth Complex Fire, fueled by a Western heat wave, crossed into Nevada and was 8 percent contained. July 11, 2021, 7:31 PM MDTBy Dennis Romero California’s largest wildfire burning amid a scorching summer heat wave consumed more than...
John BaconUSA TODAY Be prepared, not scared. That’s the mantra in the rural Northern California town of Paradise, virtually destroyed by a wildfire less than three years ago. Today Paradise sits 10 miles from the Dixie Fire, an uncontained...
Adam PrellJuly 13, 2021 If you live in an area prone to wildfires, one phrase you always listen for is “the fire is (x) percent contained.” A 95% contained fire sounds a lot less scary than a 5% contained fire. “Containment” indicates how much of the fire perimeter...
