In highly populated areas, people tend to spot and call in fires pretty quickly.
Mono County is opening a Local Assistance Center (LAC) to support residents affected by the Pack Fire.
Smoke may be seen across the region as crews conduct a planned 50-acre burn to reduce wildfire risks.
A quick-moving wildfire has burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp.
The Coyote Fire in El Dorado County is 90% contained, with crews focused on final repairs and mop-up.
North Lake Tahoe firefighters battled a fire early Thursday morning that started in a garage before spreading to a home and the surrounding wildland.
The wildfire, located north of Bishop at Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road has grown to 1,250 acres on Monday.
A 9-1-1 call leads to the rescue of a dog on a ledge 20 feet below the summit of Pigeon Cliffs on HWY 36.
Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue, Reno Fire Department, and Clark County Fire Department say they are all sending a strike team to Southern California to help.
CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department and multiple fire agencies are currently fighting a fire burning along I-80 in Nevada County, California.