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Xcel Texas Wildfire Legal Reckoning to Take Years to Play Out

Xcel Energy Inc. will likely be wrangling for years with the legal fallout from the wildfires burning through the Texas Panhandle. The experience of utility companies in California and Oregon sued over massive blazes sparked by downed power lines shows …

Texas Wildfire Conditions Seen Worsening After Brief Respite

Dry, windy weather that’s been fanning the worst Texas wildfire in almost two decades will return later this week after a brief respite of rain and snow. Fires raging across the Texas Panhandle have scorched homes and ranches, menaced an …

Feds Announce Another $100M for Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program

The federal government announced that additional $100 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding will be allocated toward 21 high-risk landscapes the Agriculture Department has identified as priorities. The total will include $400 million in funds from the Inflation Reduction Act …

The Hartford to Discontinue Writing New Homeowners Policies in California

The Hartford confirmed this week it will discontinue writing new homeowners policies in California. The carrier reportedly has less than 1% of the state’s homeowners market. The Hartford issued the following statement follwing a request for comment for this article: …

Wildfire in Australia on Outskirts of Perth Destroys at Least 2 Homes and Injures 2 People

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth on Thursday destroyed at least two homes and injured two people, officials said. An emergency warning was issued for …

Dozens Evacuate, 10 Homes Destroyed by Wildfire Near Perth

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Dozens of residents have been evacuated and at least 10 homes destroyed by a wildfire burning out of control on the northern fringe of the west coast city of Perth during heat wave spring conditions, authorities …

Firefighters Make Progress Battling Southern California Wildfire, but Homes Remain Threatened

AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters on Wednesday made inroads in containing a Southern California wildfire, but officials said many homes and other buildings remain threatened by the blaze that at one point saw thousands of people under orders to evacuate …

Helicopters Drop Water on Oahu Wildfire for Second Day

HONOLULU (AP) — A wildfire in Hawaii`s Central Oahu has grown to cover more than a square mile (2.5 square kilometers) in a remote mountainous area and has burned native koa and ohia trees, officials said Tuesday. No structures or …

Honolulu, US Army Use Helicopters to Fight Remote Oahu Wildfire

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu and Army helicopters were battling a wildfire Monday in a remote mountainous area in Central Oahu. No structures or homes were threatened and no evacuations were ordered, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a news release. …

Southern California Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Order for Thousands

AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said. The so-called Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. Monday …