DevelopingEnvironmentJerusalem Fire Grows To 20,500 Acres; Containment At 16 PercentAugust 12, 2015UPDATE: 6:24 p.m. - Cal Fire reports the Jerusalem Fire has grown to 20,500 acres in Lake and Napa Counties. Containment has moved to 16 percent. The neighboring Rocky Fire is now 95 percent contained.
Environment'Training Burns' Could Prevent Larger Fires In SacramentoAugust 12, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe Sacramento Fire Department says more "training burns" along the American River Parkway provide buffers and can prevent larger fires. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentJerusalem Fire Grows to 14,000 Acres; Additional Evacuations OrderedAugust 11, 2015UPDATE: 6:35 p.m. - Cal Fire says the Jerusalem Fire in Lake County continues to grow, now standing at 14,000 acres, with 5 percent containment. The fire now burns in both Lake and Napa counties. Additional evacuations have been ordered.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezNews Network: Lake County FiresAugust 11, 2015Elizabeth Larson, with Lake County News, has the latest on the Rocky and Jerusalem fires. She'll also talk about how residents are faring. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
DevelopingJerusalem Fire Grows To 6,000 Acres; Zero Percent ContainmentAugust 10, 2015UPDATE: 6:25 a.m. - Cal Fire says the Jerusalem Fire in Lake County has grown to 6,000 acres, with 10 percent containment. Crews from the nearby Rocky Fire are being reassigned to this incident.
Food and SustainabilityVineyards Likely Unscathed By Rocky FireAugust 10, 2015 | Lesley McClurgWine growers in Lake County have been keeping a close eye on the Rocky Fire, which is California’s largest wildfire this season. Vintners and growers are hoping smoke hasn’t tainted the crop. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentEvacuees Wait Out Rocky FireAugust 6, 2015 | Katie OrrThe Rocky Fire in Northern California has charred about 70,000 acres and forced thousands of people to leave their homes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezRocky Fire Update And Realignment's Effect On FirefightingAugust 5, 2015The Rocky Fire outside Clearlake has grown to more than 67,000 acres but a change in weather has helped firefighters increase their containment of the blaze to 20 percent. NPR reporter Kirk Siegler is on the scene and joins us with an update. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rocky Fire Monday Update: Doubles In Size Over WeekendAugust 3, 20157:20 P.M. UPDATE The Rocky Fire is now 62,000 acres and 12 percent contained. Cal Fire says all evacuations "impact over 13,118 people."
EnvironmentSaturday Northern California Wildfire Roundup: Wragg, Lowell, Willow, SwedesAugust 1, 2015A look at many of the wildfires burning in northern and central California. This page is updated frequently through the day, as new information is available.
