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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Some Lahaina residents get to return to the torched remains of their historic town today. But dangers still loom in West Maui
An August 11 aerial view of Lahaina’s famous Front Street shows cars and building destroyed by fire. Originally Published: 25 SEP 23 11:32 ETUpdated:…
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How California is using AI to snuff out wildfires before they explode
By Stephanie Elam, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters want every leg up they can get to knock out a blaze before it becomes an inferno. The California…
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Wildfire-prone California to consider new rules for property insurance pricing
BY ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will let insurance companies consider climate change when setting their prices, the…
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California regulators propose higher rates for PG&E customers to reduce wildfire risk
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Power bills for about 16 million people in Northern California will likely increase after…
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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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Central Coast CAL FIRE crews helping with fires in Northern California
Courtesy: CAL FIRE BEU CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)- Several CAL FIRE crews from the Central Coast are helping battle wildfires in other parts of California.…
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Hawaii delayed diverting water that could have helped Maui wildfires, letters allege
Originally Published: 18 AUG 23 16:21 ET Updated: 18 AUG 23 17:54 ET By Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — A state agency delayed a…
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Marina Polynesian group holding benefit event to help those affected by Maui wildfires
MARINA, Calif. (KION-TV) Update Dec. 16, 2023, at 11:19 a.m.- A local Polynesian group has announced that it has planned a benefit event to help…
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Scott Valley Fire District seek new $22 million facility after current station has reached “end of its useful life”
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Scotts Valley Fire Protection District Board of Directors unanimously approved Resolution 2023-7 which will put the…
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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 Hollister fire that was burning near neighborhood
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE says forward progress on a five-acre fire has been stopped as of 3:41 p.m. Wednesday. CAL FIRE said the fire…
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California faces firefighter shortage
PETALUMA, Calif. – As Canadian forces continue to battle out-of-control fires to the north, California’s fire season here 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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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: early inmate releases have hurt staffing
by: Esteban Reynoso FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Due to its dependency on fire-fighting inmate crews, CAL FIRE says the pandemic-era prison…
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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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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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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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California company: Machine failure may have caused wildfire
WEED, Calif. (AP) — A wood products company said Wednesday that it is investigating whether a fire that killed two people as it swept through a…
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Mill Fire burning through Weed forces evacuation orders for hundreds of homes
WEED, Calif. (KION-TV)- A fast-moving wildfire is currently 2,580 acres with zero containment near the town of Weed in Siskiyou County afternoon has…
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Vehicle rollover causes vegetation fire south of Hollister
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- Fire crews and the California Highway Patrol responded to a vegetation fire at Highway 25 at Cienega Road. CHP says a…
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Crews battling Route Fire burning near Castaic
CASTAIC, Calif. (KION-TV)- Crews are battling a brush fire near the 5 Freeway near Lake Hughes Road near Castaic. The Route Fire was reported…
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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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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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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.…
Continue ReadingExclusive: California fire officials and FBI are targeting illegal drones near wildfire emergencies
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Just one rogue drone is all it takes to bring the aerial assault on a wildfire to a standstill. So in a fresh alliance, the…
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Forward progress stopped on Morgan Hill 5-acre fire
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (KION-TV)– Firefighters are responding to a five-acre vegetation fire near Armsby Road and Sleepy Valley, according to Cal Fire.…
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Fire in Castroville shuts down part of Highway 156
CASTROVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)– CHP said that the eastbound number two lane is closed while firefighters try and contain a fire near Del Monte…
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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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Several Bay Area fires are forcing evacuations
CROCKETT, Calif. (KION-TV) – Firefighters are fighting several fires that broke out in the Bay Area Thursday afternoon. They are…
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20 acre fire in San Mateo County forces evacuation orders, over 13,000 without power
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Cal Fire CZU said a 20-acre fire on Edgewood Road and Crestview Drive is forcing evacuation orders. PG&E said…
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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…
Continue ReadingReport: Failed PG&E power line may have sparked Old Fire in Napa County
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NAPA, California (KPIX) — Power line equipment from Pacifica Gas and…
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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…
Continue ReadingCoastal Fire destroys at least 20 homes in Orange County, California, as hundreds are evacuated
By Taylor Romine, Christina Maxouris, Aya Elamroussi and Eric Levenson, CNN A rapidly moving brush fire destroyed at least 20 homes and forced the…
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