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Sierra Club: Bark Beetle, Dead Trees Don’t Fan Wildfires, Problem Is Too Much Fire Suppression

September 10, 2020

As the Creek Fire continues to ravage the Sierra, the debate about how to prevent this type of fire again leads down divergent paths. Cal Fire points to the 80%-90% tree mortality rate from bark beetle in the Creek Fire's territory as a major contributing f...

Creek Fire Displaces Nearly 12,000 Residents. Return Could be Weeks Away, Officials Say.

Bill McEwen and Randy Reed

September 9, 2020

Update: 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9 Nearly 12,000 people in Fresno and Madera Counties have been displaced by the Creek Fire, a CalFire official said at a Wednesday evening briefing. The fire has now cons...

Creek Fire Burns Cabins in Huntington Lake’s Huckleberry Tract

Bill McEwen

September 8, 2020

The Creek Fire has claimed "many cabins" in the Huckleberry tract, Huntington Lake Volunteer Fire Department Chief Chris Donnelly said Tuesday in a 4:30 p.m. email update to residents there. "An exact count ...

Creek Fire Creating Own Weather System, Havoc for Firefighters

David Taub

September 7, 2020

As nearly 1,000 firefighters from across the state are battling the Creek Fire, they are encountering another problem — a fire that is creating its own weather system. This is in addition to the hot, dry weather and an abundance of timber and underbrush. ...

Creek Fire Displaces Nearly 12,000 Residents. Return Could be Weeks Away, Officials Say.

Bill McEwen and Randy Reed

September 7, 2020

Photo of the Creek Fire as it nears a marina in Shaver Lake California

‘It Looks Like Mars Out There’: Creek Fire Threatens Shaver Lake

Bill McEwen and Randy Reed

September 6, 2020

The Creek Fire moved aggressively toward Shaver Lake on Sunday afternoon, threatening stores and cabins throughout the Sierra hamlet about 50 miles northeast of Fresno. A photo sent to GV Wire℠ by a person o...

Neighbors With Hoses Target Fires as Crews Urge Them To Stop

AP News

August 27, 2020

REDWOOD CITY — With California firefighters strapped for resources, residents have organized to put out flames themselves in a large swath of land burning south of San Francisco, defending their homes despite orders to evacuate and pleas by officials to get ou...

Mineral Fire Containment Grows to 68%

gvwire

July 21, 2020

The week-old Mineral Fire is now 68% contained after scorching 44.5 square miles and destroying seven structures in the Diablo Range west of Coalinga, Cal Fire officials said Tuesday morning. In addition, a...

All Mineral Fire Road Closures Are Lifted

gvwire

July 20, 2020

Cal Fire announced Monday afternoon that all road closures in Fresno and Monterey counties for the Mineral Fire have been lifted. All Evacuations & Road Closures for the #MineralFire Have Been Lifted@Fre...

Mineral Fire West of Coalinga Is 49% Contained

gvwire

July 20, 2020

Firefighters battling the Mineral Fire west of Coalinga have increased containment, but the fire grew larger over the weekend, authorities said. The eight-day-old Mineral Fire now covers more than 28,000 acres and was 49% contained as of 7:05 a.m. Monday mo...

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Sierra Club: Bark Beetle, Dead Trees Don’t Fan Wildfires, Problem Is Too Much Fire Suppression

Creek Fire Displaces Nearly 12,000 Residents. Return Could be Weeks Away, Officials Say.

Creek Fire Burns Cabins in Huntington Lake’s Huckleberry Tract

Creek Fire Creating Own Weather System, Havoc for Firefighters

Creek Fire Displaces Nearly 12,000 Residents. Return Could be Weeks Away, Officials Say.

‘It Looks Like Mars Out There’: Creek Fire Threatens Shaver Lake

Neighbors With Hoses Target Fires as Crews Urge Them To Stop

Mineral Fire Containment Grows to 68%

All Mineral Fire Road Closures Are Lifted

Mineral Fire West of Coalinga Is 49% Contained

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