Tag: wildfire
Man Arrested For Igniting Brush Fires In Portland
PORTLAND, OR—A man was charged with igniting multiple brush fires by using Molotov cocktail including the one along the west side of the I-205...
Smoke From Wildfires Could Sour Californian Wine
CALIFORNIA—While some wineries across Napa and Sonoma counties have been spared from the wildfires, some wineries say that the smoke could sour their grapes,...
Officials Tell Local Residents To Stay At Home Due To Poor...
SAN FRANCISCO—At a press conference on August 20, San Francisco’s director of health advises people to stay at home due to extremely unhealthy air...
Poor Air Quality In Berkeley, Should Prepare For Outage
BERKELEY—On Wednesday, August 19, the city of Berkeley announced a warning of poor air quality due to smoke from wildfires around the Bay Area....
LNU Lightning Complex Burns More Than 32,000 Acres
CALIFORNIA—As of Tuesday, August 18, at 9:20 p.m., the LNU Lightning Complex fires have been burning in the Bay Area and Northern California. LNU...
Lightning Fire Burns Across Bay Area Counties, Zero Containment
SAN FRANCISCO—A series of lightning strikes caused fires in several Bay Area counties have spread across 25,000 acres total, and has zero containment as...
PG&E Restores Power Lines After NorCal Shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 7, PG&E warned that it would be shutting down power over the weekend in certain Northern California communities in order...
Wildfires Prompts Mandatory Evacuations Througout LA
BEL AIR—A mandatory evacuation was issued Wednesday, December 6 for residents in Bel Air as the Skirball Fire continued to burn along the 405...