Shutdown Hampers Wildfire Preparedness and Training Across The Country
January 12, 2019
The partial government shutdown is interfering with preparations for the fire season.
January 12, 2019
The partial government shutdown is interfering with preparations for the fire season.
December 23, 2018
Chico, Calif. has had to make room for thousands of refugees and several displaced congregations after California's deadliest most destructive fire destroyed the town of Paradise in Butte County.
December 15, 2018
The fire broke out Nov. 8, killing at least 86 people and destroying 14,000 homes in Paradise and nearby communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
September 6, 2018
A Department of Social Services complaint says more than 20 people would have died in a dementia facility if family members and emergency responders hadn't evacuated them after all staff left.
August 31, 2018 | Ben Adler
California lawmakers have voted to shift billions of dollars of wildfire-recovery costs from electric utility shareholders to ratepayers.
August 24, 2018
Verizon rolled out changes Friday as state lawmakers said they were outraged to learn that the company slowed firefighters' internet service while they battled what became the state's largest-ever wildfire, the Mendocino Complex.
December 8, 2017 | Sally Schilling
CAL FIRE has exceeded its firefighting budget projection by an estimated $60 million so far. Officials say going over budget is the new normal.
December 6, 2017 | Steve Milne
The FBI is joining efforts to prevent fraud related to Northern California wildfire recovery efforts.
December 5, 2017
(AP) - The biggest and most destructive wildfire burning in Southern California has jumped U.S. Highway 101, nearly reaching the ocean and forcing new evacuations.
November 13, 2017 | Bob Moffitt
Monday Nov. 13 is the last day for people affected by last month's wildfires in Northern California to sign up for help to clean up their properties.