Mass Blackouts Across California Are Coming to an End — For Now November 1, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan, David R. Baker and Michael B. Marois A series of deliberate blackouts that affected millions of Californians this month is coming to an end. But wildfire season...
California May Go Dark This Summer, and Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions...
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....
Less Severe Wildfire Season Expected in 2016 May 2, 2016 By DAN ELLIOTT The upcoming wildfire season across the U.S. isn’t expected to be as bad as last year’s infernos, when a record...
Wyoming Reports Light Wildfire Season November 20, 2014 By BOB MOEN Wyoming saw a pretty quiet wildfire season this year. State Forester Bill Crapser says the total number of fires and...
Colorado Lawmakers Won’t Pursue Building Code for Fires November 15, 2013 By IVAN MORENO Colorado lawmakers looking ahead to the next fire season after a historic year are shying away from statewide building requirements....
Oregon Wildfire Cameras to Keep Eye on Problem Areas November 26, 2012 A pair of webcams installed above Lake Chinook will give Central Oregon its first fire lookout cameras. The high-tech images...