SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Residents who fled the Alisal Fire west of Santa Barbara have been allowed to return home. All evacuation orders...
READ MORECA Firefighters Make Progress Corralling Alisal Fire
by Peter Prochilo | Oct 15, 2021 | News
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters reported significant progress in corralling a wildfire in Southern California coastal mountains on...
READ MOREPodcast: ‘Life with Fire’ with Amanda Monthei
by Peter Prochilo | Oct 15, 2021 | Firefighting, Waterax
When Amanda Monthei was growing up, she actually thought about becoming an archeologist. She always knew she wanted to write, but becoming a...
READ MORECA Wildfires Destroy Mobile Homes; One Man Burned
by Peter Prochilo | Oct 12, 2021 | News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Destructive California wildfires driven by intense winds caused damage at two mobile home parks, destroying some trailers,...
READ MOREDoes Forest Thinning Slow Spread of Catastrophic Wildfires? Fuel Reduction Efforts Spark Division
by Peter Prochilo | Oct 11, 2021 | News
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters and numerous studies credit intensive forest thinning projects with...
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