Half the nation's federal wildland firefighters could quit if Congress fails to avert major pay cuts, according to the union representing federal employees.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended a Spare the Air alert through Friday due to wildfire smoke that continues to linger in the region from fires burning
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended a Spare the Air alert through Friday due to wildfire smoke that continues to linger in the region from fires burning
Wildfire smoke continues to persist in the Bay Area, prompting the region's air quality regulators to extend the current Spare the Air alert into Saturday as local residents wonder when the skies will finally clear.