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Prescribed Burn to Continue Near Ettersburg on Thursday
18+ hour, 35+ min ago (190+ words) Residents in Southern Humboldt should expect to see smoke and increased fire activity for a second day as a prescribed burn near Ettersburg is scheduled to continue Thursday, weather and conditions permitting. According to a Wednesday news release from CAL…...
If You See Smoke: Healdsburg Fire Crews Conduct Planned Hillside Burn Today
18+ hour, 11+ min ago (180+ words) HEALDSBURG, CA " Healdsburg firefighters will ignite a planned prescribed burn today to to reduce wildfire danger and increase protection for nearby homes. The Healdsburg Fire Department, with support from CAL FIRE, began the prescribed burn at 8: 30 a. m. in the foothills northeast…...
Prescribed Burn Planned in Burn Flat
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (168+ words) Placer County (. gov) Prescribed Burn Planned in Burn Flat Smoke may be visible in Colfax and surrounding areas from Monday, June 29th, through Thursday, July 5th, 2026. CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department is implementing a live fire operation around Burnt Flat adjacent…...
If You See Smoke: Orinda Fire Burn Wednesday
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (236+ words) LAMORINDA, CA " The City of Orinda and the Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District will conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday. The burn at Orinda Oaks Park is part of ongoing efforts to reduce wildfire risk and strengthen community safety. Weather and fuel…...
Beaver suspends July Fourth celebration due to Cottonwood Fire
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (194+ words) BEAVER " The city of Beaver announced Monday that it will suspend its Fourth of July celebration due to the ongoing Cottonwood Fire in the area. The city of Torrey in Wayne County also canceled its fireworks celebration as part of…...
Cal Fire and Shasta County Fire plan 46-acre prescribed burn at Gore Ranch next week
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (141+ words) KRCR SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. " Cal Fire's Shasta-Trinity Unit and the Shasta County Fire Department will conduct a prescribed burn near Highway 273 in south Redding next week as part of ongoing efforts to reduce wildfire risk, improve rangeland conditions and provide…...
Prescribed Burn Planned in So Hum Today to Reduce Fire Risk and Control Invasive Grass
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (195+ words) Cal Fire prescribed burn. [Stock image from Cal Fire] Residents in Southern Humboldt may see smoke and increased fire activity today as fire personnel conduct a planned prescribed burn on approximately 15 acres of ranch land, weather and conditions permitting. The…...
Smoke visible from Highway 101 in Petaluma due to prescribed burns
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (268+ words) A prescribed burn on Sonoma Mountain, east of Petaluma, sent smoke spilling over the hills Monday, June 29, and may do so again Tuesday, June 30. On Monday, smoke from the burn was visible from Highway 101. All Hands Ecology, a not-for-profit ecological…...
Smoke Near Ettersburg? Fear Not, That is a Cal Fire Prescribed Burn
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (187+ words) Press release from Cal Fire: What: Professionally controlled prescribed burn of invasive barb goatgrass on 15 acres of ranch land. When: The prescribed burn will take place, as conditions allow, on June 30th, 2026. Where: Ettersburg, CA (Wilder Ridge Road x French Ranch…...
Update: Prescribed fire Berleman in Tehama County - June 27 status
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (87+ words) Started: Almost two months ago, 3: 58 p. m. May 6 Initial location: Tehama County, Calif. The pile burning project, called Berleman, was initiated 3: 58 p. m. May 6 at in Tehama County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on state land for almost two months. Prescribed fire…...