16+ hour, 1+ min ago   (272+ words) The Lucas Fire has nearly quadrupled since Friday morning, pushing past 4,000 acres in the hills above Upper Lake and prompting the Lake County sheriff to declare a local emergency. Cal Fire put the blaze at 4,008 acres and 15 percent contained late…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (158+ words) The main western artery into Yosemite is carrying traffic again. Highway 140 reopened over the weekend after the Colorado Fire forced days of closures along the Merced River canyon, restoring the most direct route into Yosemite Valley just as holiday crowds…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (209+ words) Campfires Are Back in the Plumas National Forest After Last Week’s Rain activenorcal.com Last week's surprise soaking bought campers in the Plumas National Forest something rare for early September: permission to build a campfire again The forest dropped from…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) Active NorCal For much of the 20th century, American wildfires came with a deadline Under a policy adopted in 1933, the US Forest Service required that every wildland fire be put out by 10 a.m the day after it was spotted Now, nearly…...