By ADAM BEAM Associated Press VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric — one of the nation's largest utilities whose equipment has sparked some of California's deadliest wildfires — wants to bury power lines in some of its most at-risk areas to prevent...
Hawaiian Electric’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan Under Scrutiny
Andrew Gomes The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (TNS) Oct. 15—The company, in its wildfire mitigation plan produced in January and filed with the PUC Oct. 2, said it took up a proactive approach to such risk based on devastating California wildfires in 2018 and its own...
CA Asked Federal Officials for Firefighting Aircraft Five Years Ago. Where Are They?
Gillian Brassil - McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Nearly five years ago, Congress told the U.S. Air Force to convert seven surplus Coast Guard aircraft into firefighting tankers for California’s fire protection agency. It never finished the job. Now,...
CA State Parks ‘Reintroducing Fire’ With Prescribed Burns at Wilder Ranch State Park
PK Hattis - Santa Cruz Sentinel, Calif. Oct. 11—SANTA CRUZ — Fire crews, decked out in bright yellow suits and helmets to match, dotted the parched meadowland at Wilder Ranch State Park Wednesday, methodically igniting light brown blankets of grass with orange flame...
Evacuations Are Underway in Argentina’s Cordoba Province As Wildfires Grow Amid Heat Wave
JUST IN: Shocking footage of fast-moving wildfires approaching Villa Carlos Paz in Argentina right now pic.twitter.com/ROB9Q6mXnN — Anonymous (@YourAnonOne) October 10, 2023 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes in...
Pacific Gas & Electric Faces CA Penalties for 2021 Dixie Fire
George Avalos - The Mercury News OAKLAND, Calif. — PG&E is facing the prospect of a state penalty and fines in connection with a huge and destructive wildfire that the utility caused in Northern California, regulators said Monday. The state Public Utilities...
Marin (CA) Fire Agencies Take Advantage of Favorable Weather
Will Houston The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif. (TNS) Oct. 8—Compared to recent catastrophic wildfire seasons in California, this one has been relatively mild. Just a few small ignitions have occurred in Marin County, and only 303,000 acres have burned...
Orange County (CA) Files Lawsuits Alleging Power Company Equipment Sparked Wildfires
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California county has filed lawsuits alleging a major power company's negligence caused two wildfires that collectively burned thousands of acres and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. Orange County, which is...
Wildfire Destroys Three Homes in Australia; Man Injured by Falling Tree
Three homes were destroyed by a forest fire and a man was injured by a falling tree in the Bega Valley region of southeastern Australia.
Cleanup from Maui Fires Complicated by Island’s Logistical Challenges, Cultural Significance
Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal officials said.
Iron Fire in Northwest CO Now Burning Over 7,300 Acres
Jacob Factor The Denver Post (TNS) The Iron Fire in northwest Colorado that ballooned to over six thousand acres within hours Friday is now burning at over 7,300 acres as of Saturday afternoon. The fire, which is about 18 miles northwest of Craig in Moffat County, is...
Fire Chief Criticizes Fort McCoy Prescribed Burns As Investigators Fail To ID Source of Monroe County (WI) Blaze
Steve Rundio - La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Sep. 26—Federal investigators declined to blame prescribed burns at Fort McCoy for a mid-April wildfire in Monroe County, but a local fire chief is adamant that no burning should have been conducted anywhere in the area during...