September 8, 2020 Wildfires threaten firefighters, homes across Calif., Newsom warns ‘peak’ yet to come Wildfires continued to burn across the West Coast Tuesday, with more than a dozen California firefighters overrun by advancing flames in one area and the Creek Fire devouring more than 144,000 acres in another.
September 8, 2020 Military rescues 35 as California's Creek Fire rages In a heroic effort, military helicopter pilots rescued dozens of Northern California hikers trapped amid the inferno-like flames of Fresno's devastating Creek Fire.
September 8, 2020 California wildfire sparked by gender reveal party spurs creator to urge 'stop having these stupid parties' After a couple's attempt to reveal their baby’s gender triggered a massive wildfire in California over the weekend, the creator of the ever-popular parties is now saying enough is enough.
September 8, 2020 Washington 'firestorm' destroys 80% of small town as wildfires rage in Pacific Northwest Nearly every structure in a small town in eastern Washington state was destroyed in a raging wildfire on Monday as weather conditions have allowed blazes to grow across the Pacific Northwest.Â
September 8, 2020 Major winter storm to blast Rockies as heat wave, dry weather fuels wildfire threat out West An incredible day of weather is unfolding across the country on Tuesday as a major winter storm develops across the Rockies and a major wildfire threat grows hundreds of miles to the West.
September 8, 2020 California wildfires set new record with 2 million acres burned; Creek Fire dubbed 'unprecedented disaster' A heat wave over Labor Day weekend that fueled new wildfires across California has pushed the state to set a new record for the number of acres burned, as dramatic evacuations continue for one blaze called an "unprecedented disaster."
September 7, 2020 California official says family behind gender reveal party that triggered El Dorado fire could have to foot the bill: report "They genuinely believed it was an accident," Cal Fire spokesman Bennett Milloy told the Daily Mail. "But I think now they understand the gravity of the situation."
September 7, 2020 Heat wave in West bringing wildfire threat as Colorado prepares for winter storm A dangerous heat wave is dragging on across the western U.S. for Labor Day but an abrupt return to winter is in store for the Mountain West.
September 7, 2020 Gender-reveal pyrotechnic sparked massive El Dorado fire A smoke generating pyrotechnic device used at a gender-reveal party has ignited one of the 23 major fires burning in California, fire officials announced on Sunday evening.
September 6, 2020 Creek Fire in California generates smoke clouds up to 50,000 feet, hundreds airlifted to safety An explosive wildfire in California that caused hundreds to be rescued from a campground by a military helicopter has generated massive plumes of smoke stretching into the sky.