Nothing Left in The Bucket’: Wildfire Resources Run Thin September 17, 2020 By James Anderson And Matthew Brown Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating...
California Prepares for More Wildfires as Coronavirus Challenges Budget May 14, 2020 By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has had 60% more wildfires so far in 2020 than last year because of drier weather,...
PG&E Disagrees With WSJ Story Over Power Line Upgrades August 1, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. told a judge it “strongly disagrees” with a Wall Street Journal storysuggesting that the utility knew its equipment...
California May Boost Rules for Homes at High Wildfire Risk April 24, 2019 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Years of increasingly deadly California wildfires spurred lawmakers to consider regulations Tuesday that would toughen local governments’...
California Faces to Deter Disaster as Towns Face Fire Risk April 15, 2019 SACRAMENTO, California — Impoverished towns in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Rustic Gold Rush cities in the Sierra Nevada foothills....
Efforts to Clear Fire-prone California Forests Face Hurdles April 12, 2019 By Steve Schoonover About the photo: A firefighter works to battle the Carr Fire at a home in Redding, Calif., Thursday, July 26,...
Wildfire Investments, 911 Fee Proposed by California Governor January 10, 2019 By KATHLEEN RONAYNE California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday pledged fresh investments to prevent, fight and escape wildfires, including millions to help local...
California Enters Peak Fire Season With Delaware-Sized Burn Scar October 8, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan and Mark Chediak California is poised to set an annual record it never wanted to break: the amount of earth scorched by wildfires....