Tag: fires and firefighters

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Tuesday issued a proclamation extending the drought emergency statewide and asked residents to redouble their water conservation efforts...

KING CITY — King City Mayor Mike LeBarre, King City Fire Chief Russ Nichols and King City Police Department’s Capt. James Hunt and Sgt....

KING CITY — Hundreds of American flags were planted on the lawn at King City High School, which hosted 9/11 remembrance events last Friday...

CAMPFIRE RESTRICTIONS MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Sept. 3, campfire restrictions are in place at all Monterey County parks and lakes, including the Laguna Seca Recreational...

MONTEREY COUNTY — With the one-year anniversary of the start of both the Carmel and River fires, where more than 100 structures were lost...

UPDATE AUG. 6, 3 P.M.: Power has been restored to all customers in South Monterey County, many of whom were without electricity for more...

SOLEDAD — Fast action from local firefighters helped contain a wildfire that started last Wednesday, July 28, near the west entrance of Pinnacles National...

In 2003, Ilkay Altintas, a computer scientist with the University of California, San Diego, had her first wildfire encounter. She had been in Santa...

BIG SUR — Containment on the Willow Fire has increased substantially over the past week, as firefighters continue working around the clock to improve...

BRUSH FIRE KING CITY — A brush fire started in the Salinas River bed off Highway 101 and Jolon Road in King City at about...