Outages could mean multi-day blackouts for cities as large as San Francisco and San Jose By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators on Thursday approved allowing utilities to cut off electricity to possibly hundreds...
New development fee proposed without details By DON THOMPSON and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California commission set up to study wildfire issues recommended Wednesday that the state change a liability standard...
Several agencies participate in drill simulating a wind-driven brush fire LAFD - MANDEVILLE CANYON - The Los Angeles Fire Department and allied agencies came together with residents of Mandeville Canyon on May 19, 2019 to conduct a large scale evacuation...
No details released on death at Army base FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Army officials say a civilian worker has died during a controlled fire to burn vegetation on the South Carolina base. The Army said in a statement that 45-year-old Nicole Hawkins...
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center report of Alabama incident April 2, 2019 William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama "As soon as the Dozer Operator’s blade touched the snag, the holding wood snapped. The Dozer Operator watched as the tree fell...
Legislation could change the name back to firefighters Dennis Bragg, MTN News/KRTV.com MISSOULA (KRTV) – Experienced wildland firefighters tell Sen. Steve Daines they never expected to “get rich” by “sleeping in the dirt” and putting their lives at risk....
Wildfire destroyed 24 homes By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The state of Nevada has reached a tentative settlement with dozens of homeowners and insurance companies that filed an $80 million negligence lawsuit after a fire destroyed 24...
Decrease in number of deployments annually led to decision to keep current model By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An effort to develop a better fire shelter following the deaths of 19 wildland firefighters in Arizona six years ago has...
Financial assistance would have been available to harden homes SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California legislative committee has stripped the $1 billion in funding from a bill to protect homes against wildfire through home improvements. The Assembly...
USFS and CAL FIRE team up for training Stephanie Schmieding, ActionNewsNow REDDING, Calif. (ActionNewsNow) - Starting Monday, firefighters will learn how to supervise air attacks during a training in Redding. The U.S. Forest Service is teaming up with...
Project would cover over 200 square miles in the Sacramento Mountains By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists say the U.S. government must go back to the drawing board or risk violating federal laws if it moves...
Captain Brian Hughes was killed while battling the Ferguson Fire in Yosemite By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A firefighter who was struck and killed by a falling tree during a California wildfire last year had finished a 32-hour...
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