‘Burn It on Our Terms’: Using Flames to Curb Catastrophic Wildfire in Sonoma County
The movement to reintroduce small-scale controlled burns has taken a promising hold in Sonoma County.
Tag: Sonoma Fires
Photos and Videos from Wildfires in Sonoma and Napa
The Press Democrat's photographers capture the fight against the flames, the flight of evacuees and the plight of the community.
How To Help a Friend Who Lost Their Home in a Fire
A woman who lost her home in the 2015 Valley Fire shares 15 tips for helping fire victims and their families.
The North Bay Fires in Photos
As wildfires raged in August, The Press Democrat's photographers captured the fight against the flames, the flight of evacuees and the plight of the community.
Photos, Live Updates and Maps: Multiple Fires in Sonoma and Napa Counties
The latest updates and information about wildfires in the North Bay, including location of fires, evacuations zones and centers, as well interactive maps of fires, winds, and air-quality.
Healdsburg Free Store Reopens to Help Kincade Fire Victims
The store, launched in the wake of the October 2017 wildfires, invites local residents impacted by the Kincade fire to shop donated new items, free of charge.
Still Standing: Owners of Fountaingrove Homes That Survived the Firestorm Share Their Stories
They are the lucky few: those whose homes were spared in neighborhoods otherwise destroyed. Yet for these residents, the experience is fraught with anxiety and guilt.
Coffey Park Elegy: Santa Rosa Writer Recalls the Spirit of a Lost Neighborhood
Coffey Park is a face of fires that did the unthinkable, leaping over Highway 101 and leveling a whole community. The cleanup here has begun and soon the rebuilding. Coffey Park will return.
Guided February Hike Offers Glimpse at Nature’s Renewal after Fires
Fire destroys, and fire creates. At least that’s true in the parks and wildlands of Sonoma County affected by last fall’s fires.
Hometown Love Letter: How Kenwood Came Together in the Face of Adversity
The fires are both a tragedy and a coming together, a realization of how much our community matters.