(FOX40.COM) — A Yolo County fire started late Monday morning that has burned more than 850 acres was caused by an escaped controlled burn, Cal Fire said. Video: Counties in Northern California under Red Flag Warning The Putah Fire began around 11:30 a.

In the past 10 years, CAL FIRE has made 1,135 arrests for arson.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Cal Fire's fourth C-130 Hercules airtanker and 11th Helitack base are operational at the recently upgraded Ramona airport.

Cal Fire crews responded to a small vegetation fire burning east of Lake Berryessa in Yolo County Saturday afternoon.

The nearest Cal Fire crew was away on another call when a vegetation fire erupted in Parkfield on Sunday. So residents got to work themselves.

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While fires can happen pretty much anywhere, it's neighborhoods like those in the Oakland Hills that are especially at risk. Fire officials are urging people to take precautions now.

CAL FIRE has a new class of Heavy Fire Equipment Operators and Company Officers ready to serve after completing intensive training that included hands-on fieldwork and high-pressure simulations design

A C-130 CalFire airtanker battled a wildfire on Camp Pendleton in Southern California on Wednesday, dropping red fire retardant on the 560 acre blaze.