Page 22 - River Fire News Today

With hopes that the River Fire will be well on its way to full containment, and that skies are clear, here’s something to look for, next Wednesday night.

By Fred Greaves QUINCY, Calif. (Reuters) - California firefighting crews sought to take advantage of cooler, moister air and diminished winds on Frida...

Erik Gibbs said he knew the risk of the fast-moving River Fire－but still chose to stay.

With over 4,000 people evacuated, 2,600 acres burned, and 88 structures destroyed, the River Fire was only 30% contained as of Friday morning with scores of homes still threatened.

Thousands of people evacuated from the River Fire in Nevada and Placer counties are still waiting for word on when they can return to their homes. Michael Basich is among them. But unlike some others, he knows his property has been completely burned to the ground. Sign up for our Newsletters KCRA 3 found what was left of Basich's home in the Chicago Park area. The River Fire destroyed everything — the main home, a guest house and a treehouse...

The fire raging in Northern California was whipped up by high temperatures and strong winds. It incinerated much of the Gold Rush-era community of Greenville earlier this week.

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — People living in the scenic forestlands of Northern...

Over 100 homes destroyed as Dixie Fire burns through mountain town; no injuries or deaths immediately reported; efforts delayed as some residents refuse to evacuate

A fundraising dinner to help Northern California Wildfire Victims was served up Friday night at Flapjack's Diner in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood of Sacramento

A Northern California wildfire that is now the third-largest in state history had burned for weeks, mostly in remote wildland areas with few people, before shifting winds and bone-dry vegetation fueled its explosive growth and ravaged the mountain community of Greenville.