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Oakland fire burns homes, sends residents fleeing amid gusty California winds

The Keller Fire in the Oakland Hills began Friday and damaged two homes. The fire has burned about 15 acres and was at 50% containment.

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

Northern California fire burns and damages homes; hundreds evacuated

San Francisco – A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where roughly 500 people were ordered to evacuate, officials said.

U.S. News & World Report · 1h

Calmer Weather Helps Contain Oakland, California, Fire That Forced Evacuations

Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes

California utility shuts off power in 19 counties

Sacramento Bee on MSN · 3d

Northern California faces increased fire danger this week. Here’s when wind will peak

According to the National Weather Service, Northern California will see the strongest winds on Friday, Oct. 18. In the Sacramento area, winds will pick up through Friday morning and peak around midday, gradually dropping off Friday night, Kurth said. Winds will be “much lighter” but Sunday and Monday, he added.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

PG&E shuts power off to thousands in Northern California amid strong winds

About 13,000 customers in Northern California woke up without electricity Friday after Pacific Gas and Electric shut off power to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires amid dry weather and strong winds expected to last through part of

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

California utility shuts off power in 19 counties as 'diablo' wind spikes risk of wildfires

A California utility shut off power in 19 counties in the northern and central part of the state as a major “diablo wind” — notorious in autumn for its hot, dry gusts — spiked the risk of power lines sparking a wildfire.

6hon MSN

Northern California firefighters run over, kill man at the scene of a fire

An investigation is underway after West Sacramento firefighters ran over two people, killing one, while responding to a brush fire on Friday. Firefighters from the West Sacramento Fire Department ...

22hon MSN

Man arrested after 2 Northern California vegetation fires erupt on same day: Cal Fire

An Oroville man accused of igniting two fires Friday just hours apart in Northern California was arrested by Cal Fire and is ...

11mon MSN

Lighter winds, cooler temperatures, rising humidity aid battles against fires in California

In the San Gabriel Canyon, high winds reignited the smoldering Bridge fire, prompting the closure of San Gabriel Canyon Road, ...

Hoodline1d

Fire Alert as Sacramento and Northern Sierra Foothills Under Red Flag Warning Until 5 PM Today

NWS Sacramento warns of critical fire weather in Northern California, with a Red Flag Warning due to gusty winds and low ...

1don MSN

Over 15 million under fire weather alerts in California amid dry, windy conditions

More than 15 million people are under fire weather alerts in California -- from Redding to Sacramento to San Francisco to ...

Northern California forecast: Lingering breezes on Saturday

The Red Flag Warning continues for much of Northern California as gusty winds persist through the afternoon. Temperatures ...

Boise State Public Radio1d

For a decade, a northern California program has built prescribed fire capacity informed by Indigenous tradition

The Klamath Prescribed Fire Training Exchange – or KTREX – has been held Northern California since 2014. Part of what sets it ...

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