California Heat Wave Prompts Power Shutdowns, Fire Danger October 16, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO — More than 50,000 California utility customers were without power and others around the state were urged to...
California Wind, Fire Danger Hits Unprecedented High December 8, 2017 By AMANDA LEE MYERS and ANDREW DALTON Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The color-coded system...
Authorities: Unattended Campfire Caused California Fire June 20, 2013 An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a more than 2-square-mile blaze that...
Immediate Fire Ban on New Mexico State Trust Land April 26, 2012 Extreme fire danger brought on by ongoing drought prompted New Mexico’s land commissioner to immediately ban fireworks, smoking and open...