How a grass fire changed the way a 130-year-old fire department does business   Fire behavior had changed dramatically because of afternoon heat and high winds that were gusting up to 60 mph from the north. (author photo)   By ...

Developing master proficiency with “everyday” tools to find success   When identifying the target hazards in a community, the wildland-urban interface threat seems to weigh heavy on most of the minds of those who live in it as we ramp ...

Insured property damage and structures destroyed expected to rise     By JANIE HAR and MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The wildfires that have devastated Northern California this month caused at least $1 billion in damage ...

Heavy toll raised questions about whether more could have been done   By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press Some had just celebrated marriages of half a century or longer. They spent their time volunteering and playing with grandchildren. A few had ...

Homeowners claim utility failed to protect power lines     By ELLIOTT SPAGAT, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Northern California homeowners allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. failed to adequately protect its power ...

Two investigations opened during routine review   SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators are investigating the evacuations of two assisted living homes for seniors that were damaged when a wind-driven wildfire swept through California wine country, a spokesman for the ...

Bear Fire in Santa Cruz Mountains has burned at least 300 acres     CBS SF Bay Area – Firefighters have been injured on the steep terrain of the Santa Cruz Mountains while battling the 300-acre Bear Fire. Maria Medina ...

Investigation underway to find cause of fires     By BARRY HATTON, Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal began three days of national mourning Tuesday over its 41 wildfire deaths amid widespread public anger, with pressure growing on the ...

Blazes have killed more than 40 people     By SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY CHEA, Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Tom and Catherine Andrews live on the edge of devastation. On one side of their mid-century style home, ...

Castillo was working on the Canyon Fire 2   CHINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are looking for an inmate firefighter who walked away while assigned to a crew working on the remnants of a Southern California wildfire. State corrections officials ...