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Tag: Calfire

Hollister firefighters deployed to massive Northern Calif. fire

Two Hollister Fire Department firefighters have been deployed to major wildfires fires over the past several days, most recently to the 139,000-acre Carr Fire...

Fire investigator: No foul play suspected in fatal Panoche Road blaze

Fire investigators have a few working theories on what started the fatal camping trailer fire June 5 on Panoche Road that killed a woman...

Hollister Hills fire is now 100 percent contained

The vegetation fire at Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area is now 100 percent contained, according to Calfire. Calfire downsized the estimated reach of the...

Traffic was closed for nearby 101 commuters due to fire

The California Highway Patrol has closed traffic on southbound Highway 101 due to a vegetation fire in the San Martin area. According to the CHP,...

Updated: San Benito County vegetation fire 65 percent contained

A fire about 30 miles southeast of Hollister was last reported at 278 acres as of Thursday morning, according to Calfire. The Panoche Fire was...

San Benito County vegetation fire 95 percent contained

Calfire on Monday reported that the Beaver Fire in southern San Benito County was 95 percent contained. The fire that started six days ago has...

With DNA needed, ID of fire victims might take weeks

It may take several weeks before authorities can confirm an official identity of the woman and two children killed in a June 4 camping...

Calfire keeps fighting south county blaze

Calfire as of early Friday morning continued fighting the Beaver Fire in south San Benito County. Calfire Tuesday evening started fighting the Beaver Fire off...

Update: Beaver Fire at 65 percent containment

Updated at 8:52 a.m. Thursday A day after Calfire contained two other wildfires along Coalinga Road in southern San Benito County, they were fighting another. Calfire...

Calfire: Beaver Fire sparks in south San Benito County

A day after Calfire contained two other wildfires along Coalinga Road in San Benito County, they are fighting another. Calfire this evening started fighting the...