Of course “firenados” have plagued California in the past. The most formidable fire tornado occurred during the catastrophic Carr Fire that ravaged Northern California in July 2018.

A nd the most extreme recent example happened almost six years ago to the day in Northern California. The Carr Fire spawned a fire tornado that inflicted EF3 damage in Redding estimated wind ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently released new fire hazard severity zone maps for ...