California Fires

Alta Journal covers the wildfires that affect the West through investigative reporting, personal essays, and feature articles. 

alexander eisele
Defending the Lifeblood of Napa
A prescribed burn underway along the Middle Klamath River.
Taming the Flames
a home burns at a vineyard during the kincade fire near geyserville, california on october 24, 2019 fast moving wildfire roared through california wine country early thursday, as authorities warned of the imminent danger of more fires across much of the golden state the kincade fire in sonoma county kicked up wednesday night, quickly growing from a blaze of a few hundred acres into an uncontained 10,000 acre 4,000 hectare inferno, california fire and law enforcement officials said
California Fires: A Hopeful Apocalypse Story
A Cal Fire airplane drops retardant on a large hilltop home that caught fire during a 2014 wildfire in San Marcos.
Fighting Fire from Above