CAL FIRE and the Ventana Wildlife Society went on a three hour rescue mission to save two Condors trapped in a sanctuary in Big Sur. Condors 340 and 868 were safely returned to the wild as seen on video from the middle of the Timber Fire.
A wildfire in Tuolumne County, about 70 miles west of Yosemite National Park, prompted evacuations on Sunday.
Firefighters have made significant progress in their battle against the "Little Fire" near Pleasanton in Alameda County that burned 1,007 acres, increasing containment and stopping the fire's forward spread after a busy night of firefighting operations. All evacuations have now been lifted.
An evacuation warning has been sent out to residents as crews battle a 4-alarm vegetation fire between Morgan Territory State Park and Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County.
Three FireSat satellites built by a Bay Area company launched Tuesday as part of a new "truly transformative" system that experts say can detect fires down to the size of a two-car garage. They are the first step toward a network that could grow to 50 satellites worldwide, transforming how wildfires are tracked and fought.
All charges against a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast have been dismissed by a judge following his completion of a mental health program.