pg&e Strong winds force power shutoffs as fires burn record 2 million acres By Emily Hoeven | CALmattters | September 8, 2020 Meanwhile California sets record for active registered voters; schools tangle with Trump over history curriculum in other state, regional headlines.
City PFD assists on Creek Fire; reminds residents of Red Flag warning By Piedmont Fire Chief Bret Black | September 7, 2020 East Bay fire departments called to assist on fast-burning wildfire south of Yosemite.
City Message from Fire Chief Bret Black: Watch out for the coming heat wave By Bret Black, Piedmont Fire Department | September 4, 2020 The coming weather may bring dry, gusty winds -- optimal conditions for extreme fire behavior.
Bay Area Status of the Lightning Fire Complexes By Bay City News | September 4, 2020 Containment grows even while Cal Fire battens down the hatches in preparation for high temperatures coming this weekend.
wildfires More CA headlines: heat wave; wealthy undercounted in census; Foster Farms shutdown for covid outbreak By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | September 4, 2020 Plus what it would cost California to reopen schools under new public health guidelines.
Bay Area Unhealthy air quality from wildfire smoke blankets much of Bay Area By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | August 28, 2020 Smoke from the CZU fires has seeped into the East Bay, and unhealthy air levels could persist through Sunday.
Bay Area Impacts of 3 major fire complexes come into focus as containment begins By Bay City News | August 28, 2020 The fires have killed at least six people, destroyed more than 1,700 structures, burned hundreds of square miles of the Bay Area
Bay Area Favorable weather helps firefighters battle SCU Complex fires By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | August 27, 2020 But deep, inaccessible low spots in the terrain containing dense fuels could ignite, posing a threat of more fire activity, officials said.
Bay Area Brigades and beer: Amid lack of firefighters, residents step up By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | August 26, 2020 Cal Fire is stretched thin due to a dearth of inmate firefighters, and out-of-state firefighters due to fires blazing across the West.
City If a wildfire threatens Piedmont, do you know what to do? By Damin Esper | August 25, 2020 Because fires are unpredictable and can start anywhere, you may not get a specific evacuation route or evacuation center notice until it's time to go.