Utility Says its Equipment May Have Sparked California Blaze October 28, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Olga R. Rodriguez LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for...
Big Power Shutoffs in California as Winds Boost Fire Danger October 27, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez and Amy Taxin SAN FRANCISCO — Large swaths of California had no electricity Monday as utilities tried to prevent the chance of their...
California Girds For Most Dangerous Fire Weather of Year October 26, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez and Christopher Weber SAN FRANCISCO — California, which has endured its worst wildfire season in history, is bracing for the most dangerous winds...
California Braces for Most Dangerous Fire Weather of 2020 October 23, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Brian K. Sullivan California is bracing for the most powerful gusts of the 2020 fire season, raising the threat of more blazes and...
PG&E Prioritized Targets Over Reducing Fire Risk, Monitor Says October 21, 2020 By Joel Rosenblatt and Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. prioritized meeting inspection targets over meaningful reduction of wildfire risk, according to a monitor overseeing the utility’s program...
California Wildfires: Utility Lacked Basic Training Before Blackouts October 19, 2020 By Michael Liedtke and Justin Pritchard SAN FRANCISCO — When Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to large swaths of wildfire-prone Northern California last fall, few...
Wildfire Smoke in US Exposes Millions to Hazardous Pollution October 16, 2020 By Matthew Brown and Camille Fassett SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Wildfires churning out dense plumes of smoke as they scorch huge swaths of the U.S. West...
Man Charged With Setting Wildfires in California Forest October 16, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California man has been charged with serial arson in connection with four wildfires in 5,...
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 Braces for Renewed Fire Threat From Windy Weather October 15, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO — Dry, windy weather posed an extreme wildfire risk Wednesday in Northern California, where massive blazes already have...