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Fire Country is turning up the heat this month when it returns!

Fire Country is turning up the heat!

WAWONA, Calif. - A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses.The Oak Fire started Friday afternoon southwest of the park near the town of Midpines in Mariposa County and by Saturday had grown to nearly 19 square miles (48 square kilometers), according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. It erupted as firefighters made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias in the southernmost part of Yosemite park.Evacuation orders were put in effect Saturday for over 6,000 people living across a several-mile span in the sparsely populated, rural area, said Daniel Patterson, a spokesman for the Sierra National Forest.ALSO: Bay Area firefighters help battle wildfire near YosemiteGov.

CALISTOGA, Calif. - Authorities in Napa County issued additional mandatory evacuations Monday morning after a fast-moving fire that started early Sunday morning near St. Helena. According to Cal Fire, the Glass Fire had a "dangerous rate of spread." The fire was burning north of St.

CALISTOGA, Calif. - Authorities in Napa County issued additional mandatory evacuations Sunday afternoon after a fast moving fire that started early Sunday morning near St. Helena. According to Cal Fire, the Glass Fire had a "dangerous rate of spread." The fire was burning north of St.

CALISTOGA, Calif. - Authorities in Napa County issued additional mandatory evacuations Sunday afternoon after a fast moving fire that started early Sunday morning near St. Helena. According to CAL FIRE, the Glass Fire had a "dangerous rate of spread." The fire was burning north of St.

CALISTOGA, Calif. - Authorities in Napa County issued additional mandatory evacuations Sunday afternoon after a fast moving fire that started early Sunday morning near St. Helena. According to CAL FIRE, the Glass Fire had a "dangerous rate of spread." The fire was burning north of St.

LOS ANGELES – Firefighters are finally starting to tame an enormous wildfire burning in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles. Officials are confident that crews will make more progress on the Bobcat Fire after containment on Wednesday hit 38% — a 21% jump from a day earlier — before hot, dry winds return to Southern California in a few days.Meanwhile, a major fire in the northern part of the state, the CZU Lightning Complex in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, was 100% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said Tuesday evening.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A firefighter died battling a wildfire in California that officials said was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby’s gender.The death occurred Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest as crews battled the El Dorado Fire, the U.S. Forest Service said in a news release.The El Dorado Fire erupted earlier this month from a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device was used by a couple to reveal their baby’s gender, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said.The name of the firefighter was being withheld until family members are notified.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames. Before that, he and his crew had worked for 20 days, followed by a three-day break.Silvera, a 43-year-old battalion chief with Cal Fire, California’s state firefighting agency, said he’s lost track of the blazes he’s fought this year.

Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames. Before that, he and his crew had worked for 20 days, followed by a three-day break.Silvera, a 43-year-old battalion chief with Cal Fire, California’s state firefighting agency, said he’s lost track of the blazes he’s fought this year.

WINDSOR, Calif. - A man from Petaluma volunteering on the fire lines in Sonoma County told KTVU that someone stole his fire gear and personal belongings while he slept.Adam Sawicky was sleeping in his truck in a fenced parking lot off Old Redwood Highway in Windsor on Thursday night when the theft occurred.His backpack included a fire shelter, his childhood pocket knife, and a custom handmade wallet, which was a groomsman’s gift.Sawicky said he is part of a volunteer brigade that has supported firefighters working on the Walbridge Fire. This is not the first theft of its kind. In August, Cal Fire said a fire ground commander was directing crews in the fire zone when someone got into his car, stole his wallet and drained his bank account.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - A fire ground commander battling the CZU Lightning Complex fires had his wallet stolen and bank account drained after someone broke into his department vehicle, officials said Sunday.During a morning news conference on the fire raging in the Santa Cruz mountains, Cal Fire Operations Chief Mark Brunton said it's the last thing crews should have to experience while they're battling out of control fires with limited resources. "It's saddening.