Saturday, January 17, 2026

Wildfire Bulletin: Vegetation Fire Burning Near Leavitt Lane

Updated 4:08p.m. According to Lassen OES Chief Eric Ewing the fire has burned approximately 1.4 acres in light brush. Structural damage has been limited to a few fence posts along the roadway. Cal-Fire, Lassen OES, Susan River Fire District, Standish Litchfield Fire District, Susanville...

Wildfire Bulletin: Crews Working Vegetation Fire on Janesville Grade

  Updated 7:43p.m. Fire fighters from CalFire and several valley fire districts are responding to the scene of a vegetation fire approximately 6 miles up Janesville Grade from highway 395. According to scanner traffic the fire was started when a vehicle struck a tree and caught...

Wildfire Update: Thumper Hill Fire with Photos and Video

The Thumper fire, which began last night on the north side of the Susan River Canyon by Thumper Hill road along Highway 36, was handled during the night by numerous resources from agencies around the county. Crews and engines began to be released around 2:30a.m last night. Thanks to Jennifer...

Sunday Report: Likely Fire at 9,800 Acres and 35 Percent Contained

Here is your Sunday, September 9th, update on the Likely fire burning south of Alturas The fire is located on Tule Mountain within the Wilderness Study Area. Approximately 3 miles south of the community of Likely on Hwy. 395. As of this morning's report from the BLM's Southern...

Fire Crews Battling Wildfire Near Likely

Fire crews assisted by helicopters and air tankers are battling a wildfire that has burned about 6,700 acres of sagebrush and juniper three miles south of the northeast California community of Likely. According to BLM Public Affairs Officer Jeff Fontana, the Likely Fire is burning...

Rush Fire Fully Contained as of 8:00p.m.

The second largest wildfire in California history has been officially contained this evening.  The 315,577 acre Rush fire started about 15 miles southeast of Ravendale August 12th, on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management’s Eagle Lake Field Office. Here is the final official report released by...

Chips Fire Update: Thursday Morning Report on Conditions

Good morning, here is your Thursday morning update on the Chips Fire Size: 74,125 acres Containment: 91% Fire Status: The burnout operation around Seneca was successful last night. Night crews began lighting off of hand constructed fire line as soon as they arrived on scene, finishing early this...

Chips Fire Update: Wednesday Morning Report on Conditions

Good morning, here is your Wednesday morning update on the Chips Fire Size: 74,125 acres Containment: 87% Personnel: 1,527 (Crews: 10 Type 1, 17 Type 2; Helicopters: 2 Type 1, 3 Type 2, 1 Type 3; Engines: 97; Dozers: 14; Water Tenders: 42) Management: California Interagency Incident Management Team...

Rush Fire Update: Wednesday Morning Report on Conditions

Here is your Wednesday morning report on conditions from the Rush Fire burning north of Wendel. According to the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team working the Rush fire, firefighters held the wildfire in check on Tuesday, even with gusting winds. Firefighters were busy Tuesday finding and quelling hot spots and...

Chips Fire Update: Tuesday Morning Report on Conditions

Good morning, here is your Tuesday update on the Chips Fire No new spot fires were identified which allowed firefighters to continue aggressive mop-up of control lines last night. The fire area remained quiet in the cool evening hours as crews prepared for gusty afternoon and...

Rush Fire Update: Tuesday Morning Report on Conditions

Here is your Tuesday morning report on conditions from the Rush Fire burning north of Wendel. According to the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team working the Rush fire, firefighters held the Rush fire within its perimeter again on Monday. Some islands of unburned trees flamed up in the northeast...
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