Creek Fire Archives

Rain Not Enough to Help Creek Fire Crews. Winds a Concern as Military Team Prepares to Arrive.

September 18, 2020

A change in weather brought some light drizzle to the area of the Creek Fire, but Cal Fire says it wasn't near enough to dampen the growth of the blaze. Cal Fire information officer Chris Thompson tells GV Wire℠ they're expecting 35-45 MPH gusts on the nort...

Post Office Won’t Forward Ballots. Will Thousands Displaced by Creek Fire Still be Able to Vote?

Nancy Price

September 18, 2020

The thousands of people who have been temporarily or permanently uprooted by the Creek Fire already have a lot on their minds and may not be thinking about how they're going to get their mailed ballot for Novem...

Ex-Forest Firefighter Says Red Tape for Prevention Work is ‘Daunting’

Jim Jakobs

September 18, 2020

Adam Hernandez oversaw prescribed fire and fuels management for the Sierra National forest before leaving the U.S. Forest Service last year. He now teaches wildland fire technology at Reedley College and offers...

Did Harris and Newsom Trespass for Political Photo Op?

David Taub

September 16, 2020

Were Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom trespassing when they viewed a burned out home during a campaign stop yesterday in Auberry? The son of the owners says so, and does not appreciate his family's misfortune being turned into a political prop. As Californ...

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

Bill McEwen

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...

Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

The mid-elevation type of forest ponderosa pine and mixed conifer used to have about 60 trees per acre in California about 150 years ago. Now, a UC Davis and USDA study says California forests 165 to 170 tre...

Harris, Newsom See the Anguish of the Creek Fire Up Close

David Taub

September 15, 2020

Jessica Alvarez had two reasons to evacuate. The Creek Fire was coming up toward her home in Meadow Lakes for one. But, the unhealthy air affecting her seven-year-old daughter was the main reason she sought refuge with the Red Cross at their temporary evacu...

Photo of Big Creek, California, on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, after the Creek Fire.S

Hume Lake, Big Creek Schools Get Waivers to Reopen, but Creek Fire Scattered Students

Nancy Price

September 15, 2020

Two small Sierra schools are approved for waivers to reopen for in-person instruction for elementary school students, the first in Fresno County since the coronavirus pandemic closed schools in mid-March. Hu...

California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

VP Candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, Gov. Newsom Tour Creek Fire

David Taub

September 15, 2020

Update: 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15 Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom arrived at Clovis North High School at about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday. While there, they bumped elbows with American Red Cross of Central Californ...

GOP Senators Called Trump a Kook, Narcissist, and Liar Before He Became President

Local Leaders React to Passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

McConnell Pledges to Bring Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Up for a Vote

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

Fresno County Voters Switching to Democratic Party

Fresno Asks Governor to Let Restaurants Open Indoors

Board of Barbering & Cosmetology President Publicly Blasts Newsom and CDPH for Keeping Her in the ‘Dark’

CRMC Won’t Lose Level 1 Trauma Status as Two Neurosurgeons Arrive

Giants Rally on Yastrzemski's 2nd HR, Walk Off With 7-6 Win

Raiders Ready for Big Opening Act on Las Vegas Strip

Raiders Set for Las Vegas Debut vs. Saints in Empty Stadium

Big Ten Changes Course, Will Play Fall Football After All

Walters: We Have a Power Supply Problem

Walters: Most ‘Job Killer’ Bills Bite the Dust Again

Don’t Believe Prop. 15 Backers. It’s a Big Tax Hike for Farmers.

Walters: Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

GOP Delegates Open Convention to Renominate Trump for 2020

Post Office Won’t Forward Ballots. Will Thousands Displaced by Creek Fire Still be Able to Vote?

Trump and Biden Hit Unlikely Battleground State of Minnesota

Trump Ad Asks People to Support the Troops. But It Uses a Picture of Russian Jets.

Rain Not Enough to Help Creek Fire Crews. Winds a Concern as Military Team Prepares to Arrive.

Post Office Won’t Forward Ballots. Will Thousands Displaced by Creek Fire Still be Able to Vote?

Ex-Forest Firefighter Says Red Tape for Prevention Work is ‘Daunting’

Did Harris and Newsom Trespass for Political Photo Op?

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

Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes

Harris, Newsom See the Anguish of the Creek Fire Up Close

Hume Lake, Big Creek Schools Get Waivers to Reopen, but Creek Fire Scattered Students

California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers

VP Candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, Gov. Newsom Tour Creek Fire

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