Toulumne County, Calif. (KCRA) — A wildfire burning in California’s Tuolumne County grew to 930 acres Tuesday morning, forcing evacuations and road closures. The fire, dubbed the Marshes Fire, remains at zero containment. Highway 49 is closed from the town ...
Georgetown, Colo. – A stretch of a Colorado highway was closed after a semi-truck carrying a load of ice cream caught fire. Colorado State Public Affairs reported the fire on eastbound Interstate 70 near Georgetown at around 4:00 Thursday evening. ...
Medford, Ore. — Cooler temperatures and higher humidity will bring the fire danger level down to “high” on Thursday. The Oregon Department of Forestry says some fire restrictions are still in place in Jackson and Josephine counties. No debris burning, ...
Sacramento, Calif. (KCRA) — As the California drought persists, trees are slowly dying and becoming a larger threat during wildfire fights. Officials say the number of dead trees throughout the state has nearly tripled since a tree mortality task force ...
Medford, Ore.- Fire crews responded to a series of small fires along Bear Creek Greenway early Friday morning. The fires were reported just before 1:30 a.m. Friday. They started just south of where a fire had burned earlier in the ...
Weed, Calif. — 2 years ago, an unattended campfire on a dry windy day became the Boles Fire, threatening Weed elementary and destroying over 150 structures, many of them homes… Retired Weed Fire Chief Darin Quigley said, “We lost the ...
Ashland, Ore, — Several fires have burned across the region this season, but none have reached the level of a “mega fire”, at least not yet. A mega fire is a fire that is 100,000 acres in size or more. ...
Trail, Ore. — Multiple crews responded Wednesday afternoon to a wildland fire that burned north of Trail. The Oregon Department of Forestry said the Rocky Road Fire burned an estimated 8 to 10 acres and threatened as many as 20 ...
Douglas County, Ore. — Highway 138 near Elkton is open again after a 60-acre sparked Tuesday afternoon. The Douglas Forest Protective Association said firefighters responded to to an area along Highway 138 West near milepost 6, roughly five miles south ...
Douglas County, Ore. – Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire on southbound Interstate 5 near milepost 115 at around 11:30 Tuesday night. According to the Douglas Forest Protective Association, when crews arrived they found a semi-truck and trailer parked alongside ...