October 16, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO — More than 50,000 California utility customers were without power and others around the state were urged to conserve electricity Thursday amid a fall heat wave that brought another round of extreme wildfire danger. The National Weather Service …
December 8, 2017
Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The color-coded system showing the expected strength of the winds driving the region’s fierce wildfires has reached uncharted territory, pushing past red, which …
June 20, 2013
An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a more than 2-square-mile blaze that officials said Tuesday has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people. California Department of Forestry and Fire …
April 26, 2012
Extreme fire danger brought on by ongoing drought prompted New Mexico’s land commissioner to immediately ban fireworks, smoking and open fires on state trust lands. Commissioner Ray Powell says the severe drought conditions can lead to catastrophic wildfires when combined …