Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that California Department of Parks and Recreation provided a somewhat positive update on Friday of the damage at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Although many structures have been destroyed, the park’s wastewater plant survived the fire undamaged and many trees that look completely more...

Thank you SF Eater for sharing the story of a Bay Area man who claimed he saved him home from wildfires thanks to a 30-pack of Bud Light. Chad Little from Vacaville was determined not to let his shop and home burn in the LNU Lightning Complex. When he ran out more...

Thanks to SFIST for letting us know that some SF Hotels have reopened in order to accommodate wildfire evacuees with discount rates.. San Francisco’s vacant hotels have reopened their doors for the first time since April, giving them the opportunity to help by offering discounted rooms to evacuees due to the more...

Tuesday was projected to be a little bit of a reprieve in the city of San Francisco and along the Peninsula from the bad air quality due to the fires. But then the wind shifted and things got worse. Please note the above photo illustration was taken in 2018 around the more...

There are many ways to help the victims and firefighters affected by this year’s devastating fires. Although it might feel good to drop off clothes, food and bottled water, it turns out in most cases this unfortunately isn’t very helpful – since after a few days much of the donated good more...

Thanks to NBC Bay Area for letting us know that despite initial headlines claiming Big Basin was “gone,” most of the ancient redwoods in California’s oldest state park have withstood the fires and survived. “The reason those trees are so old is because they are really resilient” – State Parks District more...

Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that as of 9:35am on August 24th, the National Weather Service has canceled their “Red Flag Warning” after being mostly spared by thunderstorms passing over Northern California and winds not picking up as much as expected. The Red Flag Warning was initially scheduled more...

You could probably tell just by opening your windows or walking outside, but air quality is continuing to be “unhealthy” for large sections of the Bay Area. Air Quality Reports PurpleAir – Current AirNow – Current AirNow – Forecast – Today AirNow – Forecast – Tomorrow Forecast for August 24 Forecast for August 25  

Unfortunately, California is experiencing many major wildfires right now, many caused by the dry lightning storm over the weekend amidst the scorching hot weather. There are currently 560 active fires burning across California right now. Thanks to SFGate for sharing that state’s massive wildfires are visible from space. National Weather Service more...

Heartbreaking news from Sempervirens Fund, and Mercury News that the historic Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California’s oldest state park, has been badly damaged by fire including an almost total loss of its campground and visitor amenities.  As of Friday morning there are conflicting reports as to how extensive the fire more...