Mammoth Pool

California's Creek Fire was contained on Dec. 24, 2020, after destroying nearly 400,000 acres and hundreds of homes in the Sierra Nevada.

In September 2020, soldiers with the California Army National Guard rescued hundreds of people who had been trapped near a Sierra Nevada lake by the Creek Fire. This past weekend, the helicopter crews who conducted those rescues were reunited with the survivors and honored during a Fresno State football game.

On this episode of Valley Edition: One year after the Creek Fire broke out, we debut a new series all about last year’s dramatic rescue of hundreds of…

Update: 9:00 a.m. 8/1/13 - The Aspen Fire has now grown to 16,204 acres and is 40 percent contained.Update: 9:00 a.m. 7/31/13 - Fire officials say the…