Get Rvcfire

The fire was started by lightning on Sept. 8 and blew up a few weeks later during a stretch of critical fire weather at the end of September and start of October. During that time, hundreds in both Chaffee County and Fremont County were evacuated and many more were put on a pre-evacuation status.

A quickly moving wildfire burned 175 acres in Norco Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 1,500 residents and threatening an estimated 500 homes, according to Cal Fire. The Mann Fire was first reported at 9:41 a.m. in the Santa Ana River Bottom near California Avenue, authorities said.

As of December 18, 2020, over 9,639 fires have burned 4,359,517 acres (1,764,234 ha), more than 4% of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history (according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection), though roughly ...

The Decker fire burning south of Salida is now fully contained, thanks in part to the recent winter storm, and all evacuation orders are lifted, the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said Thursday. ... For more questions you can contact Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze at 719-207-3199.

Cause of the fire: Originally, lightning on Aug. 16, but according to a Sept. ... Riverside Fire: The blaze closest to Portland, it threatened Estacada and Molalla in Clackamas County. Cause of the fire: Incident reports say it was human caused but provide no further details.

As of Monday morning, the Riverside Fire is 57 percent contained, which is a three percent jump in containment reported over the weekend. The wildfire, which began on Sept. 8, has burned 138,085 acres. ... The Beachie Creek Fire is 59 percent contained and has burned 193,253.

The Oregon Department of Forestry declared fire season beginning on July 5, 2020, signaling the end of unregulated debris burning outdoors, a major cause of wildfires. In early September, unusually high winds and continued dry weather caused the rapid expansion of multiple wildfires in Oregon.

Cause of the fire: Originally, lightning on Aug. 16, but according to a Sept. ... Riverside Fire: The blaze closest to Portland, it threatened Estacada and Molalla in Clackamas County. Cause of the fire: Incident reports say it was human caused but provide no further details.

The Point Fire remains at 93 acres with 97% Containment. Containment... Updated: Nov. 9, 2020, 11:20 a.m.

Sparked by a rare lightning storm and stoked by hot, windy weather, the fires have expanded quickly into the Sierra Nevada, southern California, and regions north, east and south of San Francisco.