Slide Fire News Today

Elide Fire said a U.S. agency used evaluation criteria for fire extinguishers in saying the product is unsafe and can lead to death

This story has been updated Tuesday morning. Go here for the updated version to this story. *** The Slide Fire that started Sunday afternoon from a crashed recreational aircraft where one person died, is 15 percent contained as of early Monday evening, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

While the Slide Fire 1 remains at 473 acres and burns near the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, its containment has increased to 75 percent.

In a Sunday evening update on the Slide Fire burning in the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, the Forest Service reported that the fire "remains at 473 acres, and containment has increased to 75%."

In a Sunday evening update on the Slide Fire burning in the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, the Forest Service reported that the fire "remains at 473 acres, and containment has increased to 75%."

On Friday, forest officials issued a closure order for a portion of the Yolla Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness, including several trailheads, trails and roads, the U.S. Forest Service announced.

On Friday, forest officials issued a closure order for a portion of the Yolla Bolly Middle Eel Wilderness, including several trailheads, trails and roads, the U.S. Forest Service announced.

With wildfire activity on the minds of many in NorCal, the wanted to attempt to give you a brief rundown of the major blazes affecting our greater region.

Emergency officials in northern California ordered the evacuation of multiple communities west of Yreka as fast-moving wildfires scorched as many as 4,000 acres of the Klamath National Forest in less than a day.

The lightning-caused Slide Fire has reportedly grown to 289 acres overnight, the Mendocino National Forest announced late Wednesday morning.