Williams Fire is 30% contained, evacuation orders have been lifted
BRADLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON OCT. 8, 2023- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has lifted the evacuation orders for Lockwood-San Lucas Road…
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CAL FIRE contains acre fire near Soledad
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE crews responded to reports of a wildfire burning near Soledad just beyond Foothill Road on Friday. The…
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Pinnacles National Park back open after wildfire
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pinnacles National Park was closed for a few hours Saturday morning due to an ongoing wildfire, the park announced on…
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Forward progress stopped for two-acre fire burning west of Gonzales
GONZALES, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU says that forward progress on a fire burning west of Gonzales has been stopped. The so-called Gonzales Fire…
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CAL FIRE using “Green Climbers” to help cut vegetation to prevent wildfires
CARMEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Tonight a new and different way of preventing wildland fires. CAL FIRE is using what they call “Green Climbers” around…
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Vega Road upgraded to soft closure, fire is 75 percent contained
Royal Oaks, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE said that a fire started in the Aromas area called the Vega Fire at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The fire is…
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Brookdale fire contained to under two acres
BROOKDALE, Calif. (KION-TV) — CAL FIRE CZU and multiple fire agencies contained a fire located at the end of River Road in the Brookdale area of the…
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Hernandez Fire burning in south San Benito county at 75 acres, 80% percent contained
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU says that a vegetation fire burning in south San Benito County is at 75 acres 80% as of Friday. CAL…
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Forward progress has stopped at two acres on Horse Fire on Highway 101 and Echo Valley Road
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) — UPDATE ON JULY 31, 2023 AT 5:16 PM- CAL FIRE BEU says that forward progress on the Horse Fire has stopped at two…
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Nearly $5 million given to Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties for wildfire mitigation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- California has received an additional $113 million in new funding to help mitigate the threat of wildfires that have…
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Forward progress stopped for fire in south San Benito County
SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE has stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire called the Idria Fire. CAL FIRE says the fire is…
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Overnight camping has returned at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
DAVENPORT, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JULY 17, 2023 AT 4:32 PM- A welcome sight at Big Basin Redwoods State Park as camping along the coastal area…
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Vehicle fire extends into grass on San Juan Grade Road, forward progress stopped
SAN BENITO COUNTY Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE is responding to a fully involved vehicle fire that has extended into nearby grass on San Juan Grade…
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Forward progress on the Paicnies Fire has stopped
PAICINES, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU said that forward progress on the Pacinies Fire has stopped Thursday afternoon. CAL FIRE said that they…
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Wildfire east of Soledad fully contained
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE says they stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire burning 1.5 miles from the Pinnacles National Park.…
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Fire crews handle the Vineyard Fire, the largest fire to hit Monterey County this year
SAN MIGUEL, Calif. (KION) – There were scary moments for those living in a south Monterey County neighborhood. The Vineyard Fire forced people out of…
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Evacuation orders lifted as Vineyard Fire progress stopped
SAN MIGUEL, Calif. (KION-TV)- Update 7:20 p.m.: The County of Monterey says evacuation orders have been lifted for a portion of South Monterey County…
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Forward progress stopped at Arroyo Seco Road vegetation fire
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- CAL FIRE BEU is on the scene of a 13-acre vegetation fire on Arroyo Seco Road. Forward progress has been stopped,…
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CAL FIRE prepares for 2023 fire season during seasonal training program
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- As we transition from wet winter to spring some officials are already looking ahead to fire season. Kion chief…
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Suspect detained in connection to Ward Fire investigation in Goleta
Firefighters are working to contain a brush fire that started late Wednesday in…
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