Father And Son Accused Of Starting Caldor Fire Appear In Court, Maintain Innocence
The two men accused of starting the destructive Caldor Fire appeared in court for the first time Tuesday and maintained their innocence.
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The two men accused of starting the destructive Caldor Fire appeared in court for the first time Tuesday and maintained their innocence.
Dealing with power shutoffs during windstorms could soon be a thing of the past for some in Nevada City.
Cal Fire confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the cause of the fire was determined to be hot embers from a nearby pile burning operation that were blown onto nearby vegetation.
A happy couple is engaged just months after they were both evacuated from their homes as strangers due to the Caldor Fire.
The warehouse is filled with sulphur and prompted emergency crews to ask residents and businesses in a one-mile radius to stay inside for around eight hours.
A winter wildfire is tearing through Monterey County, closing Highway 1 and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Cal Fire says wildfires like the Colorado Fire are rare at the coast.
There was a fire Saturday morning at the Sacramento Drive-In Theater off of Oates Drive, said the Sacramento Metro Fire Department.
A $50 billion plan to more than double the use of controlled fires and mechanical thinning to reduce trees and other vegetation that may cause fire was announced this week by the Biden Administration, but the breakdown of how it will be funded over 10 years has some experts left with more questions than answers.
Cal Fire on Tuesday announced that the Dixie Fire — the second-largest wildfire in California history — was caused by a tree coming into contact with Pacific Gas and Electric equipment.
A father and son charged with sparking the devastating Caldor Fire that destroyed about 1,000 homes near Lake Tahoe earlier this year are out of jail after a judge vastly reduced their bail, largely rejecting prosecutors' arguments that the duo posed a flight risk.
The Placer County Fire Department responded to a 1/4 acre fire in Colfax, dubbed the Tokayana Fire.
PG&E is trying something new to help stop wildfires. The utility is testing artificial intelligence software in some of its ALERTWildfire cameras set up around the state.
The chief of California's forestry and wildland firefighting agency announced Monday that he will retire next month after shepherding the state through three historic wildfire seasons.
Fire-scarred Sequoia National Park will partially reopen on Thursday, the park announced.
Experts say parts of California would have to see 200% of typical precipitation over the next three months to improve the statewide drought conditions.
