Bill McEwen, Author at GV Wire

Wednesday’s Creek Fire Update: 220,025 Acres, 18% Containment, 650 Structures Destroyed

September 16, 2020

Additional firefighters have joined the effort to bring the 220,025-acre Creek Fire under control and snuff the threat to communities in Fresno and Madera counties. On Tuesday night, incident leaders reporte...

Sequoia Complex Fire Grows to 114,320 Acres, Threatens Tulare County Communities

Bill McEwen

September 15, 2020

The Sequoia Complex Fire has grown to 107,101 acres, with 12% containment, and continues to threaten the Tulare County community of Springville, as well as Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, officials sai...

Tuesday’s Creek Fire Updates: 16% Containment, 555 Structures Destroyed, Huntington ‘Fire Tornado’ 1,400 Degrees

Bill McEwen

September 15, 2020

The Creek Fire continues as a threat to some foothill communities, but firefighters increased containment on Monday, Cal Fire officials said. In Madera County, Cal Fire said, "particular attention will be pa...

Wildfire Closes Generals Highway. Evacuation Warning for Three Rivers.

Bill McEwen

September 14, 2020

Update: 2:44 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14 Tulare County also issued a Voluntary Evacuation Warning for the remainder of Three Rivers Area at 1:15 p.m. because of the growth of the Sequoia Complex Fire. An Evacuat...

Monday’s Creek Fire Updates: Nearly 202,000 Acres Burned, 10% Containment, ‘Fire Tornado’ Torched Huntington Lake

Bill McEwen

September 14, 2020

Heavy smoke from the Castle Fire in Tulare County drifted over the Creek Fire on Sunday, aiding firefighters in their efforts to get the upper hand on the now 201,908-acre blaze. In addition, Cal Fire offic...

Granville Homes Creek Fire Relief Fund Surpasses $50,000 Goal

Bill McEwen

September 11, 2020

With two big contributions from long-established local businesses, the Granville Homes Creek Fire Relief Fund eclipsed its $50,000 goal for the American Red Cross of Central California in just two days. "I ...

Friday’s Creek Fire Updates: 6% Containment, More Firefighters & Equipment, China Peak Explosion

Bill McEwen

September 11, 2020

As the Creek Fire burns over 175,893 acres in Fresno and Madera into its eighth day, the more than 1,600 firefighters on scene have forged 6% containment. That first hard edge on the wildfire has Cal Fire of...

Friday’s Creek Fire Updates: Cautious Optimism After 6% Containment; China Peak Explosion

Bill McEwen

September 11, 2020

As the Creek Fire burns over 175,893 acres in Fresno and Madera into its eighth day, the more than 1,600 firefighters on scene have forged 6% containment. That first hard edge on the wildfire has Cal Fire of...

Thursday’s Creek Fire Updates: Helicopters Squelch Highway 168 Hot Spots, Check New Evacuation Map

Bill McEwen and Randy Reed

September 10, 2020

Cal Fire officials said early Thursday that efforts to contain the Creek Fire would include "numerous firefighting air tankers ... as conditions allow" over Fresno and Madera counties. However, as of 1 p.m.,...

Fast Start for Granville Homes Creek Fire Relief Fund

Bill McEwen

September 10, 2020

After just one day, the Granville Homes Creek Fire Relief Fund to assist those displaced by the wildfire has raised $14,160 toward the $50,000 goal. “It is heartbreaking to see the devastation the Cr...

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Bill McEwen

Wednesday’s Creek Fire Update: 220,025 Acres, 18% Containment, 650 Structures Destroyed

Sequoia Complex Fire Grows to 114,320 Acres, Threatens Tulare County Communities

Tuesday’s Creek Fire Updates: 16% Containment, 555 Structures Destroyed, Huntington ‘Fire Tornado’ 1,400 Degrees

Wildfire Closes Generals Highway. Evacuation Warning for Three Rivers.

Monday’s Creek Fire Updates: Nearly 202,000 Acres Burned, 10% Containment, ‘Fire Tornado’ Torched Huntington Lake

Granville Homes Creek Fire Relief Fund Surpasses $50,000 Goal

Friday’s Creek Fire Updates: 6% Containment, More Firefighters & Equipment, China Peak Explosion

Friday’s Creek Fire Updates: Cautious Optimism After 6% Containment; China Peak Explosion

Thursday’s Creek Fire Updates: Helicopters Squelch Highway 168 Hot Spots, Check New Evacuation Map

Fast Start for Granville Homes Creek Fire Relief Fund

Author Bill McEwen