The Latest News and information about California Fires

Sacramento, California – Fire officials said a huge fire early Saturday caused millions of dollars in damage at an auto body business on Stockton Boulevard at 65th Street. No firefighters or civilians were injured, according to a news release from Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Capt. Christian Pebbles, who described the fire as massive.   The [...]

LAKE COUNTY, California –A San Francisco woman owes her life to two men who pulled her out of her burning SUV in Napa County on Saturday. Darcelle Chatoian drove her 2004 Ford Explorer off the side of state Highway 29 on a curve near the Lake County line at about 4:50 p.m. Saturday, CHP Officer [...]

Uncovering clues in the ash can be a challenge for investigators looking to get to the bottom of a fire like the one that destroyed the Tea Garden Apartment complex in Arcata earlier this month. Harder still is finding evidence that leads to the conviction of a possible serial arsonist.   ”Fire setters can be [...]

HAYWARD, California — Six fire engines, two fire trucks, and two battalion chiefs later; a 73-year-old woman was rescued from the third-floor balcony of her apartment. The fire was controlled within 15 minutes said Hayward Fire Battalion Chief Mark Bennett, and the woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a neighboring apartment burned. The blaze [...]

SAN RAMON, California — There are iPhone apps for games, to help look up Spanish phrases and for bird watching. Today, a person can find an application to assist them in just about anything, even saving lives. There has been a new development for iPhone users, an application that could help save someone's life. The [...]