The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...

Fire managers for the U.S. Forest Service put Gifford at 49,761 acres (77 square miles), with 3% containment. Three people ...

The Park Fire burning in Butte and Tehama counties has rapidly grown to more than 392,480 acres Thursday as firefighters work to contain the blaze. The wildfire is 18% contained. It has burned more in ...

OROVILLE — The Butte County Board of Supervisors moved forward with adopting the new Fire Hazard Severity Zone map for its local responsibility area during its meeting Tuesday, a move required ...

Had the board chosen to add Doe Mill Road to the county-maintained mileage, Pack said the estimated cost for improvements would have come out to $363,000 plus an annual maintenance cost of $32,000.