Timber, Plaskett fires grow in California's Big Sur
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As the Hawk Fire burns near Reno suburbs, California's largest wildfires this season have largely been confined to rural and remote landscapes.
After a long fight, officials in California adopted stronger fire-safe landscaping rules within five feet of a home.
A new wildfire was reported at 10:23 a.m. April 30 in Kern County, California. Yankee Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for four months. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.
California homeowners in high fire risk areas could fall under new requirements for clearing 5 feet of space around homes.
A Valley Springs man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of recklessly causing the Gann Fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres and forced mandatory evacuations in Northern California's Calaveras County.
The Pickett Fire destroyed Napa Valley wineries' grapes and substantially burned one vineyard owned by PlumpJack Group, co-founded by Gavin Newsom. It's the only one so far to get compensation.
A new video from California fire officials shows how a fast dozer response can stop a wildfire before it turns into a much larger emergency, with several bulldozers quickly cuttin