The Pickett Fire near Calistoga has burned at least 2,133 acres as of Friday morning and remains 0% contained, officials said.

Cal Fire says there are many steep inclines, making it hard for crews on the ground to travel to the fire zones.

A Cal Fire captain was arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of a woman and a young boy in Cameron Park, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office announced .

Darin McFarlin, 47, was taken into custody in Mono County early Friday hours after the fatal shooting of a woman and child in their Cameron Park home

A Cal Fire captain has been arrested after a woman and a child died in a shooting in Cameron Park, the El Dorado County Sheriff said Friday.

CAL Fire CZU says that a car fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains has closed roads in the area. The fire has spread to a small area of vegetation, but forward progress has stopped. All lanes are blocked on northbound Highway 17 north of Vine Hill Road. California Highway Patrol says they are unsure when the roadway will reopen.

The wildfire started burning in a rural area several miles east of Highway 49 and southeast of Placerville. As of 4:30 p.m. the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit said the wildfire was burning at a moderate rate of spread.

Cal Fire is deploying crews from Butte County to assist in combating several wildfires across the state. A strike team has been dispatched to the Coyote Fire in

The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,000 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this year.

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