Rappler's latest stories on California fires
Teams make progress against latest major California blaze
Progress comes despite the forced grounding overnight of firefighting helicopters after at least two hobby drones are seen operating in the area, posing a risk of collision, officials say
Tens of thousands evacuated as wildfires rage in California
(UPDATED) Around 40,000 people are told to flee the Tick Fire, which is raging across 4,000 acres just north of Los Angeles
At least $9 billion in insurance claims from California fires
'The devastating wildfires of 2018 were the deadliest and costliest wildfire catastrophes in California's history," says California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.
Firefighters battle blazes on 2 fronts in California, 44 dead
Most of the fatalities have been reported from the town of Paradise, population 26,000, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains about 80 miles north of Sacramento
Investigators in grim search for dead as California fires rage
(UPDATED) Authorities estimate they will need three weeks to fully contain the blaze.
Returning winds churn up heightened alert in fire-hit California
The National Weather Service issues a red alert for 'gusty winds and low relative humidity' in the affected area of Santa Barbara County
Winds whip California fires as they spread south
Nearly 700 structures including multi-million dollar mansions have been destroyed by wildfires raging on 6 different fronts
California fires kill 31, deadliest in state's history
Gusty winds are hampering the efforts of the 8,000 firefighters battling 20 blazes
Thousands flee homes as California burns
The Angeles forest fire – dubbed Blue Cut – has devoured 12 545 hectares an area more than twice the size of Bermuda and is just 4 contained
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More than 1,400 homes razed in California fires
The death toll rises to 6 after a person was killed in a new fire south of Monterey
Man charged with arson amid raging California fires
One of the worst hit areas was San Marcos 15 miles inland from Carlsbad which is north of the far south western US city of San Diego
Thousands flee California ‘fire in the sky’
The blazes come amid record temperatures in the western US state where the annual wildfire season typically starts much later in the year
California fire spreads toward San Francisco water supply
The blaze which started August 17 shows little sign of abating Large fire growth is expected due to extremely dry fuels and inaccessible terrain
