Disaster Relief Center Set Up At Colfax Elementary For River Fire Victims
The idea is to help the more than 100 people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the River Fire in Placer and Nevada counties.
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The idea is to help the more than 100 people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the River Fire in Placer and Nevada counties.
Crews were battling a fire in West Sacramento Friday afternoon.
The Plumas County Sheriff's Office says three of the four people who are unaccounted for in the areas of Chester and Greenville -- two areas hard-hit by the destructive Dixie Fire -- have been located.
After the River fire devastated Placer and Nevada counties, the Colfax area was hit with three more wildfires in the span of a day.
Fire crews were fighting the flames in extremely dense conditions. Neighbors said this is the third time in the last year this rural area near Brownsville has faced threats from flames.
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California's largest wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes.
Hours turned into days as people in fire-ravaged areas waited to get back to assess the damage.
Tuesday will be the first day of class for 4,100 students in the Placer Union School District.
The Plumas County Sheriff's Office says all four people unaccounted for in the Dixie Fire have now been found safe.
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The Dixie Fire, now the second-largest wildfire in state history, leveled buildings and homes as it tore through the town of Greenville.
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The Coyote Fire was burning in the Coyoteville area, about 21 miles southeast of Placerville.
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The Coyote Fire was burning in the Coyoteville area, about 21 miles southeast of Placerville.
The cause of the fire has been determined to be accidental, Cal Fire said.
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Here's a look at the weather forecast Thursday afternoon.
A warning about an active shooter at the UC Davis campus on Thursday was sent in error, officials say.
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