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Napa Atlas Fire Hero Critically Injured In Dramatic Helicopter Emergency Landing
The pilot critically injured in emergency landing on NorCal freeway was awarded a Medal of Honor for saving lives in the Napa Atlas Fire.

The pilot critically injured in emergency landing on NorCal freeway was awarded a Medal of Honor for saving lives in the Napa Atlas Fire.

A brush fire ignited in the De Luz hills above Old Town on Wednesday.
The Tornado fire erupted on Wednesday afternoon. Evacuations were briefly ordered, evacuation warnings remain in place for Old Town Temecula
California's Famous giant sequoias are at risk of destruction due to the massive Garnet Fire.
Firefighters are working to protect a patch of sequoias, where some trees are more than 2,000 years old.
The brush fire, which ignited Friday afternoon, burned over 550 acres in Jurupa Valley and prompted evacuations before it was contained.
The Pyrite fire was reported just after 5 p.m. near the intersection of State Route 60 and Pyrite Street.
Drivers should expect major delays during rush hour Friday afternoon in the East Bay.
The Parks Fire blackened more than 100 acres in just two hours, but crews made steady progress against the blaze with the help of air drops.
Crews worked overnight to suppress the Pickett Fire, which spread to thousands of acres.
The fire broke out amid a heat wave and spread quickly, promoting the Napa County Sheriff's Office to issue mandatory evacuations.
The blaze broke out Friday in southeastern San Diego County.
The blaze, called the Roadrunner Fire, sparked near Roadrunner Lane and Moonlit Trail in Boulevard, according to Cal Fire.
See the latest news from the Rosa Fire and the Gold Fire, still burning in the Inland Empire mountains.
Firefighters stopped a 15-acre fire in Sunol.
Firefighters battled two brush fires that ignited on Thursday, still working the 120-acre Chino Hills brusher, 40% contained as of Friday.
Five acres near Anza burned on Thursday, officials say, sparked by lightning.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department was battling a blaze that quickly grew to 1,000+ acres between Temecula and Palm Desert on CA-371.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department was battling a blaze that quickly grew to more than 1,000 acres between Temecula and Palm Desert.
Evacuations and warnings were removed after two fires merged and ballooned to more than 1,000 acres in hours in the Aguanga.
Evacuation orders were lifted in the blaze that scorched the terrain near a high school.
The Rancho Fire broke out in steep brush Monday afternoon, and evacuation orders were lifted by Monday following an aggressive air attack.
After days of intense brushfire battles, firefighters work toward containment on multiple fronts. The cause of the blazes remains unknown.
Days after the wildfire ignited near a swath of unincorporated Riverside County rural towns, residents at last can breathe a little easier.
More than 2,400 acres have burned south of Banning as of Wednesday morning.
Thick black smoke erupted from the Juniper Fire burning in Riverside County.
The Juniper Fire was 60% contained as of Tuesday afternoon.
The Smiley Fire, burning in San Bernardino County near the border with Riverside County, has been fully contained.
The brush fire ignited east of Temecula Sunday afternoon, prompting evacuations and warnings during the firefight.
Smoke from the brush fire that began Sunday afternoon could be seen across much of Riverside County into Monday morning.
The Wolf Fire exploded to more than 2,400 acres, threatening homes south of the Redlands (10) Freeway.
A 5-acre fire burning near Mt. Diablo has caused the Contra Contra Sheriff to issue a Level 2 Evacuation Warning.
Southland utility companies shutoff power to thousands of customers as a precaution amid conditions ripe for wildfires.
The blaze, called the Monte Fire, sparked in the 15000 block of El Monte Road in Lakeside, according to Cal Fire.
The blaze broke out Tuesday afternoon in eastern San Diego County.
The blaze, called the Monte Fire, sparked in the 15000 block of El Monte Road in Lakeside, according to Cal Fire.
The blaze broke out Monday afternoon in northern San Diego County.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders and warnings for nearby areas.
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Firefighters extinguished a small grass fire near Las Positas Road Tuesday.