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Against a number of challenges on the fire line. The combination of poor access, the terrain, the high temperatures, and fuels being t dry as a result of the drought are contributing to the challenges. Agencies across the area are responding to the morgan fire. Helicopters and planes fighting from above and 250 firefighters on the ground. The fire is threatening dozens of homes. And as the flames burned, people who lived just on the edge of Mount Diablo State Park were ordered to leave immediately. Its nerve wracking and it makes you want to think about why you live out in an area like this. R...

Feet. This fire creating smoke plumes up to 2,000 to 5,000 feet. You can see it right there. What looks to be rain here, thats the smoke. Those are some the worst areas of smoke containment. Thats where the air quality will be the worst. Overall air quality will continue to suffer here through parts of the east and the south bay at moderate levels. This is a large fire by bay area standards. 705 people are on the Ground Fighting that. Well have more coming up. The fire is on mount diablo, but the smoke can be seen and felt in so more parts of the bay area. You can feel it and breathe it. Repor...

Off clayton road. Lilian has the latest. Ama, it is a little tough to make out, but smoke is rising above the ridge line behind that ridge and the fire is very active. At last check 800 to a thousand acres have burned so far. The fire was unrelenting even as the sun went down. Firefighters battled the flames all afternoon. Crews were called about three miles south of clayton just after 1 00 p. M. Gail schwartz was amoung the dozens of homeowners told to leave their homes. She made it out. She is doing good. She is just a little nervous. How are you doing . I am glad to be out. The red cross se...

The Save Mount Diablo organization has acquired the 10-acre Balcerzak Inholding property, east of Mount Diablo State Park's Curry Point, for $1,075,000 in a deal that closed escrow on Aug. 8.

Visitors to Mount Diablo are set to have access to a wider range of protected wilderness areas than ever beyond the state park’s boundaries, with the opening of a long-anticipated connection trail coming at the end of the month.