California Assembly bill to dramatically raise pay for incarcerated fire crews moves forward
The bill, as it currently stands, would require incarcerated individual hand crew members from county jails to be paid an ...
Cal Fire rolls out new fire hazard maps for Central California. Up next: L.A.
Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...
Elon Musk’s layoffs would undermine wildfire protection. It’s part of a bigger plan
Firing U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service workers en masse will undermine firefighting, recreation and more. The ...
New Cal Fire maps show areas of wildfire hazard. What do they say about Sacramento County?
The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.
California Fire Hazard Severity maps released for 3rd phase, counties include Sacramento, Amador
The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones is set to be released Monday by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cal Fire. New maps rating the likelihood and severity of ...
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California arsonist sets himself on fire while trying to blow up a car
Southern California authorities were searching ... blazing away. The fire heavily damaged the front yard and part of the home.
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Fire lab scientist says we're still not doing enough to prevent massive wildfires: "We're definitely part of the problem"
"We're definitely part of the problem," said fire scientist and lab leader Mark ... thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area. The California governor's office called the fires "unprecedented ...
Powerful storm slams West Coast, prompting evacuations in parts of Los Angeles scarred by wildfires
A powerful March storm has been lashing the West Coast with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and snowfall in the mountains –– ...
Chucking California’s recycling rules
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direction to redo draft recycling rules is already reverberating on the opposite coast — and reviving ...
Update: Ranch Fire in San Bernardino County remains fully contained by Monday evening
Ranch Fire initially started 11:39 a.m. March 8 in San Bernardino County. Since its discovery two days ago, it has burned 60 ...
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When news broke of the fire, Rozman, 36, bicycled to a nearby ridge to see where it was burning. Within 10 minutes, he saw flames approaching Temescal Canyon. He returned home and prepared to evacuate ...