By RYAN SUN Associated Press GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, and officials warned residents in the wildfire's path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los...
JAYSON JACOBY - Baker City Herald, Ore. Criminal charges have been dismissed against Ricky Lane Snodgrass, the U.S. Forest Service employee charged with reckless burning after overseeing a prescribed fire in Grant County in October 2022. Charges were moved from Grant...
Caleb Lunetta The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) In anticipation of the dry months ahead when risk of wildfire is heightened, a group of firefighters from agencies across San Diego County trained Thursday in Chula Vista to receive the certification required to lead...
Donald W. Meyers – Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash. Jun. 11—A lawn mower hitting a rock sparked a wildfire that prompted the evacuation of several Terrace Heights homes Tuesday. East Valley firefighters were called around 3:05 p.m. for a brush fire burning in the area of...
Gillian Brassil - McClatchy Washington Bureau Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. A revived bipartisan measure in the House of Representatives’...
The Ukiah Daily Journal, Calif. (TNS) Jun. 6—The Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the California Fire Foundation are currently accepting grant applications from California-based fire departments and community-based organizations focused on wildfire safety and...
Donald W. Meyers - Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash. Jun. 5—When a fire burned along the east side of the Yakima River last week, about thousands people in the Yakima area lost power. It was not a result of power damage, but a Pacific Power policy to turn off power lines...
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged...
By MELINA WALLING and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press California's largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained...
Hayley Smith Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — As the threat of wildfire worsens in California and across the world, a growing number of federal agencies, nonprofit organizations and tech companies are racing to deploy new technology that will help combat flames...
By MARCEL HONORE, Honolulu Civil Beat HONOLULU (AP) — More than 48,000 Hawaiian Electric Co. customers living in some of the state’s driest areas will soon face the prospect of advance power shutoffs — and outages that could last several days — in order to...
KEARNY, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burned down two structures and was threatening more than 50 others in the small desert community of Kearny, authorities said Wednesday. The Simmons Fire, which broke out Tuesday, has burned 475 acres with zero containment, said Tiffany...
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