With a widening evacuation order and firefighters working around the clock to battle the province’s single “fire of note” in Sturgeon County ... of the evacuation zone seriously,” he ...

City Councilors on Tuesday approved a number of measures to improve wildfire safety in city limits, including an update to its 40-year-old weed abatement ordnance; formation of an Oroville Fire ...

A wildfire situation in Sturgeon County that has already forced ... 43 rural properties in the area were in the evacuation zone and fire crews had set up sprinklers to protect homes.

State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant outlines how Cal Fire is preparing for the peak of California’s increasingly long and ...

The council also agreed on formation of an Oroville Fire Safe Council and an update to a 20-year-old community wildfire protection plan with Butte County ... risk severity zone map in April.

Central to the demonstration was Zone 0—a five ... to stay alert with fire updates in your local area and to pack a “go-bag” in the event of an evacuation. East County Magazine gratefully ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:11 p.m. in Butte County. Helens Fire has been burning on private land. There is ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:04 p.m. in Butte County. Shady Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, ...

A series of fires sparked along Highway 99 north of Cottonwood Road on Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle collided with a ...