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Inside the world of California's fire-reducing goats, a quirky but popular weapon against California's wildfire epidemic

A herd of goats stand in their pen before grazing on drought-stressed land as part of city wildfire…

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General Sherman, the world's largest tree, is in the path of raging California wildfires, prompting a desperate effort to save it

The KNP Complex fire is closing in on the Giant Forest sequoia grove in Sequoia National Park, Cali…

Marianne Guenot   


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Eerie photos show Northern California wildfires continuing to spread out of control

In this long exposure photo, flames from the Dixie Fire spread in Genesee, Calif., on Saturday, Aug…

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PG&E has been ordered to hand over drone footage after reporting blown fuses that may be linked to the devastating Dixie Fire

The power company reported problems with its fuses and circuits, which may have contributed to the …

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One of the 2020 California wildfires was started to cover up a murder, officials say

The Markley Fire began near a dam in Solano County in August. The burned body of Priscilla Castro w…

Alexandra Ma   


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PG&E charged with manslaughter after equipment sparked deadly California wildfire in 2020

The nation's largest utility was charged on Friday with manslaughter and other crimes following a n…

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'The forest ... is resetting': California wildfires burned hundreds of ancient redwoods, but much of the forest seems to have survived the blaze

A wildfire ravaged through the historic Big Basin Redwood State Park Monday, taking down hundreds o…

Lauren Frias   


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Satellite photos show California wildfires closing in on a world-famous grove of giant sequoia trees

Images released by NASA on Friday show the KNP complex fire burning around Sequoia National Park, h…

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An inmate who helped fight California's wildfires is now facing deportation

Bounchan Keola, who was sentenced to 28 years in prison when he was 16, wants to stay in the US and…

Kelly McLaughlin   


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A California man has been livestreaming footage of burned-down neighborhoods so evacuees can see if their homes survived the wildfires

For many evacuees, volunteer Dan Ryant's footage is the first glimpse of their homes after a wildfi…

Kaitlyn Wang,Mark Abadi   


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3 of California's 4 largest fires ever are burning right now, including the biggest in state history

This week, the Doe Fire became the biggest in California history. Three of the four biggest fires i…

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Striking before and after photos show the extent of the damage caused by California's raging wildfires

The damage caused by the fires has been extensive — Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press briefing on T…

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The public won't be allowed back to Big Basin Redwoods Park for at least year after wildfires in California made it too dangerous for visitors

Gov. Gavin Newsom toured the park, observing at the forest littered with debris and damage that wil…

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A couple accused of starting a deadly California wildfire with a gender reveal were charged with involuntary manslaughter

Authorities say Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez's gender reveal sparked last ye…

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Wildfires have scorched more than one million acres in California so far

"You could overlay half of one of these fires and it covers the entire city of San Francisco," Cal …

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A California firefighter says his wallet was stolen from his department vehicle while he was battling blazes

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the firefighter's bank account was "drai…

Kelly McLaughlin   


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As deadly fires force tens of thousands to evacuate in California, we look back on those who've lost their homes and businesses

Last year, we visited Californians affected by the Kincade Fire and other destructive blazes to fin…

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Wildfires in Northern California led to a rare 'firenado' — a fire and tornado combination — that tore through the region

The National Weather Service issued a fire tornado warning as wildfires raged in Loyalton, Californ…

Zoë Ettinger