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The Glass Fire burns behind Kelly Fleming Wines in Calistoga on Sept. 28, 2020. All of Calistoga was under mandatory evacuation Monday night. Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group

What will become of Wine Country?

by Emily Hoeven September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

Wine Country under wildfire siege

by Emily Hoeven September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

Will Christianson and Jason Vincent clear away fallen brush from around the base of the Mother of the Forest redwood as hot spots from the CZU Complex fire continue burning in Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Aug., 28, 2020. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

California’s ancient ‘asbestos’ forests no longer seem immune

by Julie Cart September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

Firefighters relentlessly combat the Creek Fire as they protect homes on Crystal Creek Lane, near Shaver Lake, by clearing debris and extinguishing flames with a hose to prevent the wildfire from escalating on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

When will California’s air quality improve?

by Kate Cimini September 16, 2020September 22, 2020

Smoke from the Dolan Fire billows skyward along Highway 1 less than a quarter mile south of the entrance to Julia Pfeiffer Burns. Aug. 22, 2020. Photo by Kate Cimini, The Salinas Californian

Big Sur Dolan Fire slows, containment grows over weekend

by Kate Cimini September 14, 2020September 22, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Friday, Sep 11, 2020, outside of Oroville. Newsom has declared a statewide emergency due to the widespread fires and extreme weather conditions, and secured a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to the Northern California wildfires. Photo by Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Sacramento Bee

‘Debate is over,’ California’s governor says. ‘This is a climate damn emergency.’

by Rachel Becker September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

A scorched car in a clearing following the Bear Fire in Butte County on Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. Photo by Noah Berger, AP Photo

Fires set record books ablaze

by Emily Hoeven September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

A melted newspaper box stands in a burned area of Meadow Lakes on Saturday Sept. 12, 2020. Photo by John Walker, The Fresno Bee

Fresno-area TV stations lost power amid Creek Fire. Here’s how they stayed on air

by Manuela Tobias September 9, 2020September 14, 2020

Dolan Fire jumps to over 90,000 acres; injured firefighters recovering

by Kate Cimini September 9, 2020September 23, 2020

The Creek Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest on Sept. 6, 2020, near Big Creek, Calif. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

‘We are in uncharted territory’: High winds spreading already-historic fires

by Emily Hoeven September 9, 2020September 9, 2020