12+ hour, 31+ min ago   (140+ words) A vegetation fire destroyed two barns and damaged a home Saturday afternoon, according to authorities. The Schell-Vista Fire District said the vegetation fire was spreading to buildings at 1365 Napa Road. Authorities said the fire left a home badly damaged and…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (215+ words) A wildfire burning in Northern California has prompted evacuation orders for areas of Lake and Mendocino counties, authorities said. More than a dozen San Francisco firefighters were deployed to help battle the Lucas Fire Saturday, according to the fire department....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (106+ words) A brush fire has burned at least 70 acres in Napa County, Cal Fire said Wednesday afternoon. Cal Fire battles Napa County ‘Steele Fire' with ground and air crews The blaze is burning in steep terrain near the 9400 block of Steele…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (463+ words) Seeking to improve fire safety and support Palo Alto firefighters, local philanthropists launched this week the Palo Alto Fire Foundation, a new community group that is seeded with a $50,000 grant from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. “But also, one of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (186+ words) Fire crews with water-dropping aircraft attacked a small wildfire that prompted new evacuations Thursday along California's remote Big Sur coast, where a much larger blaze has been burning for nearly three weeks. The Plaskett Fire erupted the previous day in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (488+ words) Crews have begun to clear stands of highly flammable eucalyptus trees from Caltrans land that homeowners in the San Mateo County town of Montera had pushed to remove ahead of this fire season. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports. Using chainsaws and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (519+ words) The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's nearly eight years in office have been defined by a crucial question: Who should cover the cost of damage from wildfires caused by utility equipment? Months later, Newsom signed a law creating a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (384+ words) Bay Area fire crews headed out to Nevada to help fight the Hawk Fire in Reno, which has spread to more than 13,000 acres. Christie Smith reports. Bay Area fire crews headed to Nevada to help fight the Hawk Fire near…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (89+ words) Emergency crews are responding to a brush fire Thursday afternoon at Rancho San Antonio Park in Cupertino. Crews respond to Rancho San Antonio Park fire in Cupertino Aerial coverage from NBC Bay Area’s SkyRanger shows crews battling a fire in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (503+ words) Residents displaced by a devastating six-alarm condominium fire earlier this month are expressing frustration over the city’s response, calling for a local state of emergency as they struggle to find new housing. The fire at the Sea Spray condominiums destroyed…...