A look at the what, how, and why By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. Here's a...
California Utility Was Slow to Cut Power Before Wildfire Began
Southern California Edison under scrutiny By BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly...
Colorado’s Largest Wildfire Burned Over 200 Homes
Cameron Peak Fire ignited in arid and rugged terrain FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire that has scorched more than 326 square miles (844 square kilometers) since it started in mid-August, becoming the largest in Colorado history, has damaged or...
Wind a Risk as California Fires Keep Tens of Thousands Away
Forecasts call for Santa Ana winds to keep blowing over much of Southern California By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday...
Silverado Fire Photos
Fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes even as another round...
Utility Says Equipment May Have Caused California’s Silverado Fire
Wildfire grew in size to over 11 square miles By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some...
California Firefighters Critically Injured in Blaze
Two hand crew firefighters burned in Silverado Fire By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair of fast-moving blazes in the south that...
Snow, Cold Weather Puts Damper on Colorado Wildfire
Firefighters were able to piece together three miles of fire lines Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Snow and cold weather on Sunday put a damper on a wildfire that has forced thousands of people to evacuate in northern Colorado and burned part of Rocky...
California Girds for Most Dangerous Fire Weather of the Year
Cities throughout the region planned to open emergency operations centers By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California, which has endured its worst wildfire season in history, is bracing for the most...
Thousands Flee from Colorado’s Second-Largest Wildfire
Elderly couple found dead after refusing to leave their home Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A mandatory evacuation order has sent thousands of people fleeing from their homes near Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado as wildfire officials on...
Colorado’s East Troublesome Fire is Second Largest in State History
Over 192,000 acres burned By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado's second-largest wildfire in state history was most likely caused by human activity, Gov. Jared Polis said Friday. The East Troublesome fire which...
Two 2019 California Wildfires Blamed on Electrical Lines
Cause found in Easy Fire and Maria Fire By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigations found that damaged electrical equipment ignited two Southern California wildfires last year, including one that threatened the Ronald Reagan...