Wildfires

On the first episode of California Burning, we explore the history of the U.S. Forestry Department and how a series of unprecedented wildfires in the early twentieth century led to our current forest management policies that have made our forests ripe for the catastrophic wildfires we’re seeing in the West today. Forest historians Steven Pyne and Char Miller tell the story.

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The long-awaited Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act has been passed by Congress and has been signed into law by President Joe Biden. It’ll mean millions of dollars returned to communities devastated by wildfire.

Firefighters are at the scene of a fire in Oroville that’s prompting evacuation warnings. Cal Fire told NSPR the fire is moving at a moderate rate of speed and is not currently threatening structures.

The Park Fire has grown very little over the past few days. Firefighters are making progress on increasing containment.

Monitor the fires burning in our area. This article will be updated with the latest information on fires burning throughout the North State.

Health officials are warning that the concerning veterinary tranquilizer xylazine is being used to lace street drugs in Butte County. Also, the U.S. Forest Service says lightning strikes over the weekend led to at least two new fire starts in the Klamath National Forest, and northern California is expected to see limited impacts from Hurricane Hilary.

A new siren system designed to warn residents of an immediate evacuation order will be tested in the town of Paradise for the first time on June 15.