Trinity County News

Officials reported progress Tuesday with California's remaining 33 blazes -- down from more than 2,000 in the past month -- although fire danger remained high in some rural areas.

Officials reported progress Tuesday with California's remaining 33 blazes -- down from more than 2,000 in the past month -- although fire danger remained high in some rural areas.

Pleasant summer warmth, accented by a slight breeze, is expected to characterize Sacramento-region weather this weekend, though the smoke still blanketing parts of the state farther north could elbow its way ...

Western Nevada County is under an air quality advisory through Friday due to smoke from new fires in Trinity County and high temperatures causing unhealthy levels of evening ozone.

The Air Quality Index peaked at 138 in Red Bluff at 9 a.m. Wednesday, which is in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range, and dropped to a moderate 67 by 1 p.m. before beginning to climb again.

Submitted by knews on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:57. Officials are reporting more progress in getting control of 33 wildfires still burning in Northern California.

Steep terrain and roadless forest land are hindering the push to get the last of California's wildfires under control.

Officials reported continued progress Tuesday with California's remaining 33 blazes - down from more than 2,000 in the past month - although fire danger remained high in some rural areas.

The fire situation in Northern California is looking much better. A month after lightning ignited firestorms and drove thousands of people from their homes, just 33 fires are still burning.

Less than three dozen fires remained active Monday, a month after a dry lightning storm lit Northern California ablaze - and pushed thousands of residents out of their homes and the state's firefighting ...

Cooler temperatures and higher humidity around the state are helping firefighters chip away at dozens of wildfires burning in Northern California.

Cooler weather has allowed fire crews to corral wildfires across California, but a handful of stubborn, hard-to-reach mountain blazes Saturday were still keeping residents from their homes.

Fire crews have extinguished all but 38 of the more than 2,000 blazes ignited over the past month.

Five firefighters from different parts of the country climbed out of a gray truck on Sunday morning.

Six Rivers National Forest stated Tuesday that a closure remains in effect for the Salmon River Road to the general public.

CalFire Public Information Officer Mickie Jakez loads up Monday the last of about a dozen boxes of cookies headed to firefighters at the Shasta District Fairground.

When evacuation orders were lifted last week in Trinity County, many thought they were out of harm's way.

Saturday, July 12, 2008, 8:00 a.m. Cause: Lightning Start Date: 6/20/2008 Estimated Date of Containment: July 30, 2008 Acres: 7,858 acres Containment: 29 percent Fire Information: Gary Hoshide, Public ...

Wildfires on the Humboldt and Trinity county lines kept firefighters busy Thursday.

As fires continue to ravage the Northern California countryside, authorities have called for a number of evacuations in Humboldt and Trinity counties.