evacuations Archives

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 reported that 2,878 personnel are now assigned to the Cre...

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...

Creek Fire: Some Fresno & Madera County Residents Allowed to Return, Check Interactive Map

Jim Jakobs

September 14, 2020

Some residents in Fresno and Madera counties can return to areas within the Creek Fire zone downgraded from mandatory evacuation orders on Monday. To view the evacuation map, click HERE to search by address....

NorCal Fire That Killed 3 Threatens Thousands of Homes

AP News

September 10, 2020

OROVILLE — A Northern California wildfire threatened thousands of homes Thursday after winds whipped it into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least three people. Several other people have been critically burned a...

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 Evacuees Tell Their Tales of Escape and Wait

David Taub

September 7, 2020

White flecks fell from the sky as if heaven were shedding dry skin. Instead, it was ashes from the 78,000-plus acre Creek Fire — burning in the mountains in Fresno and Madera counties and forcing evacuations...

‘We’re Not Losing That School’: Firefighters Save Big Creek Elementary from Creek Fire

Nancy Price

September 7, 2020

Firefighters who were battling Saturday to save the Big Creek Elementary School and other structures in the tiny Sierra community told Big Creek superintendent/principal Toby Wait that fire was coming at them "from four directions." But firefighters were de...

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

Bill McEwen and Randy Reed

September 7, 2020

US, Others Prepare Evacuations as Virus Spreads From China

AP News

January 28, 2020

BEIJING — The United States and several other nations prepared Tuesday to airlift citizens out of a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak that has killed more than 100 people. The U.S. government ch...

Photo of LA County firefighters battle the Saddleridge fire

Wildfire Rages on LA’s Northern Edge, Thousands Evacuated

AP News

October 11, 2019

LOS ANGELES — A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles early Friday, forcing thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled flames from the air and on the ground. The blaze erupted late Thursday along the northern...

Volkswagen Sold 9.3 Million Cars in Pandemic Year, Down 15%

Will Fresno, Central Districts Change School Reopening Plans After State Offer?

Granville Homes Relief Project Kicks Off Fundraiser Campaign to Help Parkway Drive Kids

Video Shows Visalia Police Dog Biting Suspect for 90 Seconds. Family Files Lawsuit.

Republicans Came Within 90K Votes of Controlling All of Washington

Fresno PD Seeks Person of Interest on Video in Death of Man Found In Apartment

‘I Couldn’t Protect Allie That Night’ Says Street Racing Victim’s Mom, Grateful for Police Crackdown

These Clovis Medical and Pharmacy School Students Are Giving COVID-19 Vaccine Shots

In First Known Case, Gorillas Test Positive for Coronavirus at San Diego Zoo Park

Las Vegas Based Sandwich Shop Will Make Fresno Debut in Spring

This Local Eatery Will Creatively Solve Your ‘Burger or Pizza’ Dilemma This Month

Chukchansi Park to Open with Limited Seating as Grizzlies Come Out of Hibernation

Opinion: Will Gov. Newsom Patch up the Local Control Funding Formula for Schools?

Cap and Trade, Offsets at a Crossroads in California’s Climate Policy

Walters: State Auditor’s Office has Been on a Roll

Walters: Another Chance to Act on Housing

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

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

Final (!) Election Day: Georgia Deciding US Senate Control

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

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

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

Creek Fire: Some Fresno & Madera County Residents Allowed to Return, Check Interactive Map

NorCal Fire That Killed 3 Threatens Thousands of Homes

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

Creek Fire Evacuees Tell Their Tales of Escape and Wait

‘We’re Not Losing That School’: Firefighters Save Big Creek Elementary from Creek Fire

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

US, Others Prepare Evacuations as Virus Spreads From China

Wildfire Rages on LA’s Northern Edge, Thousands Evacuated

Tagged evacuations