Deer Fire News Today

Kernville Helitack is a team of elite, specialized firefighters that are trained to respond to wildfires by helicopter.

CAL Fire is seeking tips from the public about Sunday's fire that burned approximately six acres near Deer Flat Road and Wards Ferry Road in the Groveland area.

The fire is on Deer Flat Road at Wards Ferry Road.

Firefighters have stopped forward progress of a vegetation fire at the intersection of Deer Valley Road and Marsh Creek in Contra Costa County Monday evening. 

Although Idaho fire crews have done an effective job stomping out a high number of blazes throughout the state in recent weeks, the risk remains still very high as state officials prepare for the final four to five weeks of the current fire season.

The U.S Forest Service says in order to put out Idaho fires like the Dixie Fire and the Deer Fire, long-duration periods of rain are needed, not short bursts.

Updated: 8:14 PM MDT July 28, 2021 BOISE, Idaho — Crews from the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service are battling a growing brush fire near the Arrowrock Dam. The fire, which has now been dubbed the Deer Fire, was reported just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to an official with the BLM.  The Deer Fire has burned roughly 300 acres so far, mostly of grass and brush. However, the north part of the fire is being fueled by pine trees, officials said. Three residen...

Smokejumpers deploy to lightning-sparked fires scattered in the Klamath National Forest The US Forest Service has identified 10 small fires throughout the Klamath National Forest, with smokejumpers now working to contain them while theyre still small. Posted: Jun 25, 2021 5:49 PM Updated: Jun 25, 2021 5:52 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt YREKA, Calif. — The US Forest Service has identified 10 small fires throughout the Klamath National Forest, with fire crews and teams of smokejumpers now wor...

Firefighters contained a wildfire on May 30 located south of Payson on Highway 87 near the Highway 188 Roosevelt Lake turnoff.

Gov. Newsom proposes $2B wildfire preparedness plan for California and last updated 2021-05-25 11:11:05-04 SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a historic firefighting budget that would increase funding for California wildfire preparedness from $1 billion to $2 billion. The funding will bring on more firefighters and equipment to fight fires this summer. It will be used to buy more C-130 helicopters that can fly faster and safer. The money will also be used to improve forest heal...