California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires May 31, 2023 By Terry Chea WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to...
California Urges Power Conservation Amid Heat Wave June 18, 2021 By Christopher Weber LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s power grid operator called for voluntary energy conservation on Thursday as the state sweltered under...
More Fire-Prevention Power Shutoffs Possible in California October 22, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO — Electricity may be shut off to about 54,000 Northern California utility customers this week to try to...
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’...
Insurers Oppose Premium Tax to Fund Washington’s Wildfire Prevention April 9, 2019 Lobbyists for the property and casualty insurance industry are trying to prevent a $125 million increase in Washington state premium...
GOP Bill Aims to Reduce Environmental Constraints on Logging to Reduce Wildfire Risk November 3, 2017 By MATTHEW DALY House Republicans are targeting environmental rules to allow faster approval for logging and other actions in national forests in response...
Utica, N.Y., Gets $364K Federal Fire-Fighting Grant September 8, 2014 The city of Utica, in New York, is getting $364,000 in federal funding for fire prevention. Sens. Charles Schumer and...
Arizona Bill Granting Immunity for Fire Prevention Measures Passes March 28, 2014 An Arizona Senate committee has approved a bill that would grant the state immunity from lawsuits similar to those filed...
Despite Recent Death, House Fire Safety Has Improved October 15, 2013 By DANIEL CONNOLLY, Commercial Appeal Gary Vaughn was mentally ill and homeless, but neighbors on Humber Street in South , Tenn., had known him for...
Fire Museum of Memphis Adding Exhibits September 10, 2013 By ANDY MEEK Thanks to a few big grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Plough Foundation, the Fire Museum of...