At least 15 homes were destroyed and 100 people were forced to flee the fire in central California
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Firefighter Killed in Parachuting Accident
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Firefighters ‘Stop’ 3,700 Acre Blaze in Northern California
The flames leapt up the face of Mount Diablo on Monday, engulfing it in a plume of smoke
Raging Wildfires in California Seen From Space
California residents aren’t the only ones with a clear view of the Rim Fire burning near Yosemite National Park. NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the image using its Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS. Areas …
California Wildfire Is Contained…Where It Counts
Fire officials say they have stopped the fire’s advance towards San Francisco’s main water reservoir
Rim Fire Tears Through 252 Square Miles Around Yosemite National Park
The fast-moving, destructive fire, now raging into its second week, has burned an area the size of Chicago so far. The blaze is just 20 percent contained as firefighters gained optimism that the flames wouldn’t destroy historic …
For Hotshot Firefighters, No Such Thing As a Routine Wildfire
The 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire about 85 miles northwest of Phoenix Sunday were members of an elite group known as Hotshots, so named because they are deployed into the hottest and often most dangerous parts of the …