CAL FIRE staying ahead of wildfires in latest string of lightning fire events
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – Thunderstorms swept through the Bay Area and the Central Valley overnight Tuesday, lighting up the sky and…
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Panoche Fire burns 423 acres in San Benito County; two civilians injured and 65% containment
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV) – A vegetation fire is burning in San Benito County off of Panoche Road, with 423 acres. According to CAL FIRE BEU, the…
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CAL FIRE launches new Burn Severity Viewer map
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) – CAL FIRE is launching a new tool that they say makes nearly a decade of wildfire impact data more accessible. …
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Cal Fire comes together for annual fire attack drill ahead of the fire season
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) – Cal Fire hosted their annual extended attack drill this morning with over one hundred fire personnel across the…
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Firefighters, inspector complete CAL FIRE BEU Rehire Academy
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV) — Fire season is on the way with firefighters ready to battle flames after finishing Rehire Academy. 22 firefighters…
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Person saved in Aromas rescue after car falls into a ravine
AROMAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — A person is safe after having been saved from their car that had fallen deep into a ravine in Aromas on Monday night.…
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Prescribed burns reduce fire risk in San Benito, Monterey Counties
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — Don’t be alarmed about the smoke in the air earlier in San Benito County as it was a scheduled prescribed…
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Suspect identified in the murder of a Cal Fire captain
RAMONA, Calif. (KION-TV) — A suspect has been identified in the murder of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi in Ramona, the San Diego Sheriff’s Office…
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CAL FIRE seasonal firefighters return early, adapting to fire year
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) — Local CAL FIRE units are beginning to adapt to a shift from a traditional fire season to a fire year. CAL FIRE BEU…
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Governor Newsom calls on CAL FIRE to update fire hazard zone map
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KION) — Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to prepare for future urban firestorms. The order is after a…
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Structure fire in San Benito County Wednesday morning
AROMAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire Aromas Tri-County announced that they assisted Hollister Fire with a structure fire that broke out in North San…
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Car catches fire on 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION TV) — A car catches fire Monday morning on 17 Mile Drive on Pebble Beach. According to CAL FIRE BEU, Pebble Beach and…
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Davenport beach rescue Monday night
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE announced that they had to rescue a person who was stuck in Davenport Monday night. They said that the person…
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Cal Fire engineer accused of arson after 5 Sonoma County fires
By Tim Fang Click here for updates on this story SONOMA COUNTY, California (KPIX) — A Cal Fire employee from Sonoma County was arrested Friday…
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Cal Fire responding to a vegetation fire on Highway 198 and Airline Highway
SAN ARDO, Calif. (KION-TV) — Cal Fire confirmed that there is a vegetation fire on Highway 198 and Airline Highway in San Ardo that has grown from…
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Argyle fire forward progress stopped at 100 acres
BRADLEY, Calif. (KION) — Cal Fire confirmed a vegetation fire broke out on Argyle Road in the Bradley area on Sunday, September 1 around 10:40 p.m.,…
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A fire in Los Angeles County has consumed 12,265 acres
(CNN) — A fire in Los Angeles County that forced the evacuations of hundreds of people from a state park has burned more than 12,000 acres,…
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Soledad and Pinnacles agencies rescue hiker in Pinnacles National Park
CENTRAL COAST, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Agencies from Soledad and Cal Fire BEU worked together to rescue a hiker in the western part of Pinnacles National…
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Prescribed burn scheduled near Bonny Doon Thursday
al Fire said it has scheduled a 22 acre prescribed burn on the San Vicente Redwoods property in the upper Bonny Doon area of Santa Cruz County…
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Woman rescued at Cowell Ranch State Beach
A woman is in serious condition after she was rescued at Cowell Park State…
Continue Reading Burn permit suspensions lifted in San Benito, Monterey counties
Cal Fire said that burn permit suspensions in San Benito and Monterey counties will be lifted starting Friday at 8…
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Overturned big-rig closes all southbound lanes of Highway 101 near Gilroy
Southbound Highway 101 north of Gilroy is expected to be closed for 4 to 6 more hours after a big rig tanker…
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