California Wildfires

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  Bay Area heat wave begins to crumble, but some cities may have to wait a day

  The Mercury News - Rick Hurd

  A late May heat wave that toppled 40-year-old heat records on Wednesday began hightailing out of the Bay Area for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, …

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  1 day ago

  Wildfire map: Evacuations in California’s red flag zone

  The Mercury News - Bay Area News Group

  Three wildfires ignited Tuesday morning in the north end of California’s Central Valley, part of a wide swath of the state that is under a red-flag …

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  1 day ago

  Man pleads guilty to setting nearly a dozen fires in Northern California forest

  The Mercury News - Associated Press

  SACRAMENTO — A man who set nearly a dozen wildfires in a Northern California national forest pleaded guilty Monday to being a serial arsonist. Eric …

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  The Mercury News

  

  1 day ago

  Editorial: PG&E is burying power lines underground – it’s about time

  The Mercury News - Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards

  So PG&E is picking up the pace of burying its dangerous power lines that could ignite dangerous wildfires near residential developments. It’s about …

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  Crews fully contain Quail Fire near Winters

  The Mercury News - Jason Green

  WINTERS – Firefighters have fully contained the Quail Fire burning southwest of Winters in Solano County, according to the California Department of …

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  The Mercury News

  

  1 day ago

  Firefighters battle grass fire south of Tassajara

  The Mercury News - George Kelly

  CONTRA COSTA COUNTY — Firefighters were working to contain the Highland Fire Monday afternoon in hills south of Tassajara, authorities said. The fire …