Moratorium protects over 200,000 additional homes SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than a million California homes are now protected under a new law that temporarily bans insurance companies from dropping customers in areas affected by recent wildfires,...
Australia’s Most Populous State Declares Wildfire Emergency
7.4 million acres of land has burnt nationwide By TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia's most populous state of New South Wales declared a seven-day state of emergency Thursday as oppressive conditions fanned around 100...
PG&E, Governor Face Off in Bankruptcy Dispute
$13.5 billion settlement was supposed to resolve more than $36 billion in claims from victims By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will have to quickly overhaul a complex plan addressing more than $50...
PG&E Scrambles to Renegotiate Wildfire Deal
Attorneys for the fire victims so far have collectively lodged claims of about $36 billion DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom's opposition to Pacific Gas & Electric's restructuring plan just a week after...
California Governor Rejects PG&E Wildfire Settlement
Major setback in $13.5 billion settlement By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas & Electric struck just last week with thousands of people who...
Insurance Plan Fights Overhaul Aimed at Wildfire Areas
FAIR Plan Association sues arguing order is illegal By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California homeowners in wildfire-prone areas struggle to find insurance, a lawsuit filed Friday will test the state's authority to help them....
Fuel Geysering
Training information from STIHL STIHL USA - For the U.S. Forest Service, chain saws are critical to the mission of fighting wildland fires. This video is provided by STIHL to assist wildland firefighters and training supervisors in managing the risk of...
Property Owners Resist Thinning Forests to Reduce California’s Wildfire Risk
Privacy valued over safety By MATTHEW BROWN and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, Calif. (AP) — Buzzing chainsaws are interrupted by the frequent crash of breaking branches as crews fell towering trees and clear tangled brush in the...
Wildland Firefighting: Devil’s Canyon Hand Crew
A look at the past fire seasons Collin Logoyda - Devil's Canyon Handcrew 2018-2019 Crew Video This video not endorsed by the BLM Song credit: The Hand That Feeds- Nine inch Nails We do not own the rights to the music displayed in the video....
The Costs of Post-Disaster Cleanup
Cleanup after natural disasters overwhelms communities (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sybil Derrible, University of Illinois at Chicago; Juyeong Choi, Florida State...
Salmon Heli-Rappellers 2019
Idaho group's wildfire season Salmon Heli-Rappellers - Salmon Heli-Rappellers Short video of what we've been up to this summer Check out our website for more info www.salmonhelirappellers.com https://youtu.be/lYMHdiVu3Go
Sydney Choked by Haze from Bush Fires
Ambulances answer dozens of respiratory-related calls Thick smoke from wildfires shroud the Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Hot dry conditions have brought an early start to...