The 17,000 foot vortex of flame and ash that accelerated the Carr Fire in Redding in July was a very rare atmospheric tornado event called a “pyro-genetic tornado,” according to atmospheric scientists ...

REDDING, Calif. -- We're getting a new look at the ferocity of the Carr "fire tornado" that Cal Fire says is blamed for killing a fire inspector. The fire burned so fiercely on July 26 that it created ...

REDDING, Calif. — Steve Bustillos and his wife, Carrie live in the Stanford Hills Subdivision, in Redding. On July 26, Steve fought for his life, as the Carr fire ripped through his neighborhood.

July 26 marks the seventh anniversary of the deadly firenado that formed during the 2018 Carr Fire — a rare and violent phenomenon that became one of the most unprecedented events in California ...