As the seventh anniversary of the Carr Fire is marked this week, former Redding Fire Battalion Chief Chris Varnum shared with ...

Seven years after the devastating Carr Fire swept through Shasta and Trinity counties, the Whiskeytown Environmental School ...

RFD members called the fire a life-changing moment for the community, as well as the department, while looking back on the ...

Seven years ago, the Carr Fire erupted near Carr Powerhouse Road along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown National Recreation ...

Carr Fire One Year Later: Community Beginning To Rebuild, Recover One year after the Carr Fire started, signs of the fire can still be seen all over the community of the Redding. Jul 23, 2019 ...

The Carr Fire grew by about 35 percent overnight to 80,906 acres (127 square miles) and pushed southwest of Redding, toward the communities of Ono, Igo and Gas Point. It is only 5 percent contained.

The Carr Fire has burned about 1,500 structures to the ground and is the largest of 11 major wildfires racing through California and stretching state resources.

Bret Gouvea, the Cal Fire unit chief and county fire chief, said he was in charge of ordering resources the day the Carr Fire broke out. He said Cal Fire did not take a relaxed approach to the fire.

At least 12 people were missing in Shasta County, California, as the monstrous Carr Fire continued to grow Sunday, authorities said. Redding Police Sgt. Todd Cogle said, "We're finding that there ...

The Carr Fire is still burning and it is only 41 percent contained, shifting westward from Redding. Residents are now slowly being allowed to return and assess the damage. Some have lost everything.