Neighbors preach wildfire preparation alongside Carmel Fire anniversary
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION) – Five years ago Carmel Valley was up in flames and today, as people recall evacuating, preparation for future wildfires…
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New data shows wildfires are increasing and causing more damage
A study from The University of Michigan has calculated that globally forest fires now burn more than twice as much tree cover each year as they did…
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CAL FIRE says even ‘safe and sane’ fireworks pose a danger in the dry hot heat
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – The heat, dry conditions and fireworks are all a concern for the risk of fires this week. CAL FIRE says that already this…
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Allstate considers underwriting in California, under one condition…
Allstate considers underwriting in California pending catastrophic modeling. This comes after two years of not accepting new…
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Williams Fire is 30% contained, evacuation orders have been lifted
BRADLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON OCT. 8, 2023- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has lifted the evacuation orders for Lockwood-San Lucas Road…
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CAL FIRE contains acre fire near Soledad
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE crews responded to reports of a wildfire burning near Soledad just beyond Foothill Road on Friday. The…
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Pinnacles National Park back open after wildfire
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pinnacles National Park was closed for a few hours Saturday morning due to an ongoing wildfire, the park announced on…
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Forward progress stopped for two-acre fire burning west of Gonzales
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU says that forward progress on a fire burning west of Gonzales has been stopped. The so-called Gonzales Fire…
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CAL FIRE using “Green Climbers” to help cut vegetation to prevent wildfires
CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Tonight a new and different way of preventing wildland fires. CAL FIRE is using what they call “Green Climbers” around…
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Vega Road upgraded to soft closure, fire is 75 percent contained
Royal Oaks, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE said that a fire started in the Aromas area called the Vega Fire at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The fire is…
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Brookdale fire contained to under two acres
BROOKDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE CZU and multiple fire agencies contained a fire located at the end of River Road in the Brookdale area of the…
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Hernandez Fire burning in south San Benito county at 75 acres, 80% percent contained
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU says that a vegetation fire burning in south San Benito County is at 75 acres 80% as of Friday. CAL…
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Forward progress has stopped at two acres on Horse Fire on Highway 101 and Echo Valley Road
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE ON JULY 31, 2023 AT 5:16 PM- CAL FIRE BEU says that forward progress on the Horse Fire has stopped at two…
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Nearly $5 million given to Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties for wildfire mitigation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- California has received an additional $113 million in new funding to help mitigate the threat of wildfires that have…
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Forward progress stopped for fire in south San Benito County
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE has stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire called the Idria Fire. CAL FIRE says the fire is…
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Overnight camping has returned at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JULY 17, 2023 AT 4:32 PM- A welcome sight at Big Basin Redwoods State Park as camping along the coastal area…
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Vehicle fire extends into grass on San Juan Grade Road, forward progress stopped
SAN BENITO COUNTY Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE is responding to a fully involved vehicle fire that has extended into nearby grass on San Juan Grade…
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Forward progress on the Paicnies Fire has stopped
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU said that forward progress on the Pacinies Fire has stopped Thursday afternoon. CAL FIRE said that they…
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Wildfire east of Soledad fully contained
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE says they stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire burning 1.5 miles from the Pinnacles National Park.…
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Fire crews handle the Vineyard Fire, the largest fire to hit Monterey County this year
SAN MIGUEL, Calif. (KION) – There were scary moments for those living in a south Monterey County neighborhood. The Vineyard Fire forced people out of…
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Evacuation orders lifted as Vineyard Fire progress stopped
SAN MIGUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update 7:20 p.m.: The County of Monterey says evacuation orders have been lifted for a portion of South Monterey County…
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Forward progress stopped at Arroyo Seco Road vegetation fire
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU is on the scene of a 13-acre vegetation fire on Arroyo Seco Road. Forward progress has been stopped,…
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CAL FIRE prepares for 2023 fire season during seasonal training program
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- As we transition from wet winter to spring some officials are already looking ahead to fire season. Kion chief…
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Suspect detained in connection to Ward Fire investigation in Goleta
Firefighters are working to contain a brush fire that started late Wednesday in…
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Prescribed burn back on for Wednesday and Thursday east of Salinas
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE Oct. 18, 2022, at 11:21 a.m.- CAL FIRE said a prescribed burn planned for last week will now be taking place,…
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Forward progress stopped for fire Santa Cruz mountains, evacuation warnings in place
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Santa Clara Fire officials said a fire that forced evacuation warnings in the area of Highway 17 and Summit…
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Big Sur volunteer fire department grappling with critical staffing shortage
BY LEN RAMIREZ BIG SUR (KPIX) — Fire departments across the country face staffing shortages, and Big Sur is no exception. In this small volunteer…
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CAL FIRE BEU performs prescribed burn near Big Sur
BIG SUR, Calif. (KION-TV)- Tuesday, CAL FIRE performed a 90-acre prescribed burn near Big Sur. It comes just two days after the Aguajito Fire forced…
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Aguajito Fire in Monterey County 75% contained, evacaution orders lifted
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV): UPDATE AT 3:55 PM PST: CAL FIRE BEU announced firefighters are still on scene patrolling and cooling hot spots.…
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Crazy Fire holding near San Juan Grade Road
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE said they are holding multiple fires that began on Crazy Horse Canyon Road near Old Stage and San Juan Grade…
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Fire burning near Roy Diaz Street shuts down Highway 101 onramp
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- A fire is burning off Del Torre Street near Highway 101. The fire is causing problems and has shut down the onramp to…
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Harkins Fire stopped near Watsonville
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE CZU said they stopped forward progress on a half-acre fire near Harkins Slough Road. The cause is still under…
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Fire burning in Fort Hunter Liggett 583 acres, 42% contained
JOLON, Calif. (KION-TV) – CAL FIRE said they are responding to three vegetation fires near Williams Hill Tuesday that total 583 acres. The fire is…
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UPDATE: Forward progress stopped on DeLaveaga Fire in Santa Cruz
UPDATE, 2:36 p.m.- CAL FIRE crews say forward progress has stopped on the DeLaveaga Fire. Crews say about three to five acres burned. No injuries or…
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Carmel Fire that destroyed 73 structures in 2020 caused by dragging chains
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION) UPDATE August 10, 2022, at 1:51 p.m.- Monterey County Regional Fire Department has determined the cause of a 2020…
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Vegetation fire burning off Highway 101 and Nestles Road in Soledad
Soledad, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE July 29, 2022, at 12:39 p.m. – Mulitple Fire Agencies responded this morning to a fire burning near Soledad. You…
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Anzar fire near Aromas 100% contained
AROMAS, CALIF. (KION-TV) UPDATE: 7/26/22 7:12 p.m.-The Anzar Fire that started Thursday near Aromas is now 100% contained, according to CAL FIRE BEU.…
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Units on scene after vegetation fire breaks out in Prunedale
PRUNEDALE, Calif. (KION)- Fire units are on scene after a vegetation fire broke out Sunday evening, according to Monterey County dispatch.…
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Cal Fire responding to wildfire in Santa Cruz Mountains
Cal Fire CZU is working on a wildfire that started in the Santa Cruz mountains Saturday…
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Cal Fire BEU’s new helicopter just in time for fire season
MONTEREY/SAN BENITO COUNTIES, Calif. (KION-TV)– With the high number of fires on the Central Coast, residents’ concern continues to rise. Over four…
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Salinas Riverbed fire forward progress stopped at 5-acres
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 14, 2022, at 12:30 p.m.– Forward progress has been stopped at 5 acres for the fire burning near Gonzales. It…
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Forward progress stopped for 30-acre vegetation fire outside of Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 14, 2022, at 2:26 p.m.– Cal Fire said forward progress has been stopped on a 30-acre fire that was…
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Cal Fire stops forward progress on 40-acre vegetation fire on Betabel Road
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV) UPDATE JUNE 14, 2022, at 2:41 p.m.- Cal Fire says forward progress has been stopped on a 40-acre fire that was burning…
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Nonprofit helps formerly incarcerated firefighters get jobs
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have…
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Structure fire in Ben Lomond spread to another structure
BEN LOMOND, Calif. (KION-TV)– The Ben Lomond Volunteer Fire Department said they are currently fighting a structure fire burning on Gables Road.…
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King City Fire says fire along Salinas riverbed in King City area is 90% contained, evacuation warnings lifted
Multiple fire agencies have responded to a fire along the Salinas riverbed in King City after a fire broke out Wednesday…
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Monterey Fire to conduct defensible space inspections in June
The Monterey County Fire Department wants to inform property owners it will conduct wildland fire safety inspections in the cities of Monterey,…
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These are the places with the highest wildfire risk in the US
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Data visuals by John Keefe Forecasters say the West could be looking at a particularly bad wildfire year, as several destructive…
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Cal Fire suspends burn permits in Monterey and San Benito Counties
MONTEREY/SAN BENITO COUNTIES, Calif. (KION-TV)– Cal Fire has suspended burn permits in Monterey County and San Benito County. Cal Fire says the…
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California utility giant PG&E pays $55 million settlement over Kincaide and Dixie wildfires
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) will pay $55 million as part of a settlement with multiple Northern California counties…
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