North Bay Fires

  • Fire Weather Watch Issued

    Fire Weather Watch Issued

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    Share with FriendsThe National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch, with thunderstorms and dry lightning a definite possibility across large areas of Northern California from this afternoon through […]

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  • Coffey Park Celebrates New Hopper Wall

    Coffey Park Celebrates New Hopper Wall

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    Share with FriendsWith construction sounds ringing in the background, Coffey Park community leaders joined with government officials to dedicate the new Hopper Avenue Wall today. The occasion was yet another […]

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  • Hundreds Attend Wildfire Cottages Dedication

    Hundreds Attend Wildfire Cottages Dedication

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    Share with FriendsAlmost two years in the making, a unique community providing small homes for Sonoma County fire survivors was dedicated today. Although the Wildfire Cottage project isn’t large, it […]

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  • Cal Fire Crews Brace for Active Weeks Ahead

    Cal Fire Crews Brace for Active Weeks Ahead

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    Share with FriendsWithin the past month, the state of California approved a billion dollars in additional fire funding, money that will add more firefighters, helicopters, planes and fire detection cameras […]

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  • Lawmakers Grill PG&E about Power Shutdowns

    Lawmakers Grill PG&E about Power Shutdowns

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    Share with FriendsSonoma County Supervisors and Santa Rosa City Councilmembers were briefed by PG&E on Tuesday, about the impacts of possible power shutdowns during critical wildfire emergencies. For their part, […]

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  • PG&E to Brief Santa Rosa Council on Power Shutdowns

    PG&E to Brief Santa Rosa Council on Power Shutdowns

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    Share with FriendsIn the case of severe fire weather, tens of thousands of Sonoma County customers could be without power for up to a week or longer. That’s the disturbing […]

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  • Anger Boils Over at PG&E Rate Increase Meeting

    Anger Boils Over at PG&E Rate Increase Meeting

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    Share with FriendsFrustration and anger at PG&E boiled over at a public meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission in Santa Rosa Wednesday. The gathering was one of 17 that […]

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  • Emotions Rise at Santa Rosa CPUC Meeting

    Emotions Rise at Santa Rosa CPUC Meeting

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    Share with FriendsFrustration and anger at PG&E boiled over at a public meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission in Santa Rosa Wednesday. The gathering was one of 17 that […]

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  • Tucker Fire in Modoc County Grows Slowly

    Tucker Fire in Modoc County Grows Slowly

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    Share with FriendsFavorable weather conditions have helped crews fighting the Tucker Fire in Modoc County, in extreme northeastern California. At just over 14 thousand acres, the blaze is now the […]

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  • Fire Danger Rises With Heat, Cooling by Monday

    Fire Danger Rises With Heat, Cooling by Monday

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    Share with FriendsTwo days of hot temperatures have descended on Northern California, and with the weekend heat comes renewed worries about wildfire.  The good news is that no major wind […]

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  • Dry Thunderstorms Pushing North through Friday

    Dry Thunderstorms Pushing North through Friday

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    Share with FriendsHot weather is coming this weekend with North Bay highs expected to top out near or above 100 degrees both Saturday and Sunday, and a surge of warm, […]

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  • Very Hot Temps Coming This Weekend

    Very Hot Temps Coming This Weekend

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    Share with FriendsAfter a brief pause on Tuesday, North Bay temperatures will soar as the weekend approaches, with heat watches and warnings a definite possiblity for Saturday and Sunday. In […]

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