State GovernmentInsurance Claims Hit $1.045 Billion For California Fires This MonthOctober 19, 2017 | Randol WhiteTotal damage estimates for the most destructive week of fires in California history are now topping a billion dollars. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentOfficials Warn Of Toxic Fire DebrisOctober 19, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerPeople who lost their homes or had property damaged in the wildfires are being warned to contact their local authorities before going through debris. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDeath Toll From California Fires Now At 42, Firefighters Report Significant ProgressOctober 18, 2017UPDATE 4:40 p.m.: (AP) - California fire officials have reported significant progress on containing wildfires that have ravaged parts of Northern California.
EnvironmentContractors Also In Danger During FirefightOctober 18, 2017 | Bob MoffittFighting fires is a dangerous business, not only for the firefighters, but also for the dozens of private contractors who provide support. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentEmployers, Workers Affected By Wildfires Deal With Pay And Leave IssuesOctober 17, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerCalifornia businesses forced to close during the wildfires may now be sorting out pay and leave issues with employees. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentFolsom Lake Auxiliary Spillway CompleteOctober 17, 2017 | Randol WhiteThe flood risk in the Sacramento metropolitan area is greatly improved now that a 12-year project to build a back-up spillway at Folsom Lake is complete.
EnvironmentMore Evacuees From California Wildfires Go Home, Evacuations Ordered For New Northern Calif. BlazeOctober 17, 2017UPDATE 3:28 p.m.: (AP) - About 60 people remain unaccounted for in Napa and Sonoma counties, down from 100 on Monday. Firefighters are battling a new fire that sprang up overnight in the southern Bay Area Santa Cruz mountains, prompting evacuations.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezInsurance Commissioner Dave Jones On Wildfire ResponseOctober 17, 2017 | Chris RemingtonCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones joins Insight to talk about issues confronting homeowners in the wake of wildfires. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentFire Damage And Property Taxes: What You Need To KnowOctober 16, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaHundreds of California families lost homes in the recent wildfires. The state property tax system has safeguards in place. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentFirefighting Truck Driver Dies In CrashOctober 16, 2017(AP) - California officials say a firefighting truck driver has died after the water transport truck he was driving rolled over near one of the wildfires that has devastated areas in and near Northern California's wine country.