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California Wildfire Destroys 8 Structures Near Yosemite, Causes Thousands to...

Flames from a backfire burn as CalFire crews battle the wildfires near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing...

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Fire Near Yosemite National Park Destroys 58 Homes, Displaces Thousands

About an hour’s drive outside California’s Yosemite National Park, the Mariposa Lodge was empty Friday, save for front desk clerk Sara Beskind. A wildfire has been burning for five days, forcing...

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California Wildfires Leave Ash & Smoke in Their Wake

The flames that raced across California wine country left little more than smoldering ashes and eye-stinging smoke in their wake. House after house is gone, with only brick chimneys and charred...

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Officials Say Any Spark Could Have Started Wildfires

A carelessly discarded cigarette, a downed power line, a car’s backfire or a chainsaw’s pull. Just about anything could have started any one of the wildfires now tearing through Northern California,...

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Strong Winds Whip Up California Wildfires

Fueled by the return of strong winds, the wildfires tearing through California wine country exploded in size and number Wednesday as authorities ordered new evacuations and the death toll climbed to 23...

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At Least 24 People Dead, 20,000 People Evacuated, Hundreds Missing and...

Flames ravage a home in the Napa wine region in California, Oct. 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Massive wildfires sweeping...

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California Winds at Unprecedented Strength, Heightening Fire Danger

Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The color-coded system showing the expected strength of the winds driving the region’s fierce...

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Flames Engulfs San Diego Area as California Wildfires Spread

Retirement communities built on golf courses, semi-rural race horse stables and other usually serene sites were engulfed by flames as the San Diego area became the latest front in California’s wildfire...

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Thomas Fire Spreads Into Santa Barbara County

The San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, Calif., faced the encroaching Thomas Fire on Saturday. The blaze spread quickly in the morning, fueled by strong winds.Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire...

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Thomas Fire is Now Second Largest Wildfire in Modern California History

After a brief respite from the relentless gusts that have driven the deadly Thomas fire for more than two weeks, powerful winds are expected to return, adding to the challenges facing firefighters...

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Oprah Says her Own Montecito Home was Left with Just ‘Minor Damage,’ Thanks...

Oprah shared a video on Saturday meeting with first responders and animals working to save the lives of the 4 still missing due to deadly mudslides that devastated her California community Search and...

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Wind-Driven Wildfire Forces People to Flee Rural California

A wind-driven wildfire in rural central California forced mandatory evacuations and threatened hundreds of buildings Monday, including a historic railroad station, after it tripled in size overnight,...

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New Wildfires Sweep Through California, Forcing Evacuations and Burning Homes

Firefighter Jay Wilkens monitors a flaming shed and boat as the Holiday fire burns in Goleta. Firefighters toiled in stifling heat Saturday on the lines of destructive wildfires across the U.S. West,...

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Wildfire Burning Near Yosemite National Park Doubles in Size

A wildfire burning west of Yosemite National Park doubled in size overnight while crews scrambled to set up defenses around nearby homes, officials said. Just over 4,300 acres on Sunday, the Ferguson...

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Nine People Reported Missing as Deadly Northern California Wildfire Grows by...

© Noah Berger/AP ImagesA car passes through flames on Highway 299 on July 26. Nine people were reportedly missing as a monster wildfire in Northern California grew by two-thirds overnight after killing...

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Three More People Killed in California’s Carr Wildfire

A deadly wildfire charring northern California has reportedly claimed the lives of three more people, including two young children. Police have yet to confirm the new fatalities, but CBS San Francisco...

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At Least 8 Dead, 7 Missing as Wildfires Continue to Spread Across California

Authorities on Monday were hoping that a slight break in the heat this week could help them gain control of a number of wildfires that have so far scorched more than 200,000 acres and killed eight...

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Nearly 50,000 People are Ordered to Evacuate and PG&E Says It Will Cut Power...

Firefighters battle a wind driven wildfire in the hills of Canyon Country north of Los Angeles on Thursday New evacuations were ordered for at least 50,000 people living in Sonoma County near a huge...

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Evacuation Orders Lifted as Firefighters Make Progress on Large Southern...

  An air tanker drops retardant as the Maria Fire approaches Santa Paula, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. According to Ventura County Fire Department, the blaze has scorched more than 8,000 acres and...

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California Sues In-N-Out, Saying Its Responsible for Starting 2017 Wildfire

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Friday sued fast food chain In-n-Out, accusing it of being responsible for a 2017 grass fire. The lawsuit, reported by The Tribune, seeks...

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Christian-Owned In-N-Out Burger is Being Sued for $1.2M for Wildfire Caused...

The lawsuit accuses In-N-Out of failing to properly maintain the mower, leading to the clutch overheating, and accuses the driver of failing allowing the blaze to spread In-N-Out is being sued for...

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When will it end? California wildfires chase people from homes into smoky air

Seen in a long exposure photograph, embers burn along a hillside as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Fire crews across the...

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More Than 200,000 People Asked to Flee Their Homes as Massive Wildfires...

FILE PHOTO: Flames grow at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California, U.S., November 26, 2019. REUTERS/David McNew Crews from across the U.S. West, military...

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California faces huge fires before usual peak of season

Workers with Davey Resource Group survey the damage to the trees in a neighborhood Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Boulder Creek, Calif., after the the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed by. (AP...

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Evacuations lifted near California fires, some go home

Workers with Davey Resource Group asess the damage to the trees in a neighborhood Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Boulder Creek, Calif.,after the the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed by. (AP...

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Over 4 Million Acres Burned by California Wildfires

California hit a grim milestone on Sunday as the total number of acres burned this wildfire season crossed 4 million, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal...

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U.S. at Highest Alert Level as Wildfires Rage Across 12 Western States

Emblematic of the difficulties firefighters are facing across the American West, crews are battling a rapidly growing blaze in Northern California, just 10 miles from the town of Paradise, where the...

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Firefighters Battle Wildfire in the Mountains Along Big Sur

Firefighters on Saturday were battling a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains along Big Sur. NIC COURY/ASSOCIATED PRESS A wildfire fanned by strong winds, started Friday night in a steep...

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Firefighters Rewarded: Have Slowed Growth of California Blaze Near Yosemite

A bird flies above an air tanker battling the Oak Fire in Mariposa County, Calif., on Sunday, July 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a huge wildfire...

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California Forest Fire Kills 2 People

Two bodies were found inside a burned-out car in the path of a huge northern California forest fire raging near the Oregon border, authorities said on Monday, as crews battling the blaze for a fourth...

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