Napa County’s public health officer has declared a local health emergency in response to the Pickett Fire, warning that toxic debris inside the 6,803-acre burn area could threaten the region’s water ...

The Pickett Fire, which has burned more than 6,800 acres in Napa County since last week, has caused at least $65 million in crop losses, according to preliminary estimates from the county agricultural ...

The Pickett Fire, burning since Thursday afternoon near Calistoga, is the largest fire this year within the six counties covered by Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit. The fire has burned 3,992 acres as ...

CALISTOGA, Calif. (KGO) -- The Pickett Fire, which burned for more than two weeks in Napa County, is fully contained, CAL FIRE announced on Sunday. It burned 6,819 acres. Evacuations were ordered back ...

A Northern California man has been arrested by Cal Fire investigators for allegedly throwing a can and shattering the windshield of a fire engine on its way to an incident. Cal Fire Law Enforcement ...

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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) protects 31 million acres of California’s privately owned wildlands and responds to more than 550,000 emergencies every year. CAL ...

CAL FIRE is adopting NERIS to improve fire incident data collection and analysis across its large number of fire stations. The transition from NFIRS to NERIS reduces data fields, focusing on more ...

After an explosion in Esparto last month killed seven people and burned more than 70 acres, the Office of the State Fire Marshal quickly pointed out that safety inspections and local permits are not ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A court ruled a statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the ...

In the wake of a deadly fireworks explosion that killed seven people in Esparto, Cal Fire on Friday permanently revoked the state licenses of both companies operating at the blast site, citing ...