California Adopts 22 New Laws Addressing Wildfire Danger
California is adopting nearly two dozen new laws aimed at preventing and fighting the devastating wildfires.
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California is adopting nearly two dozen new laws aimed at preventing and fighting the devastating wildfires.
A small wildfire that prompted some evacuation orders in rural Amador County on Wednesday is now 100% contained.
There now is a network of cameras in high fire risk areas up and down the state helping guide firefighting efforts.
Fire crews in El Dorado County are gaining containment on a wildfire that left two firefighters hurt and a fire truck burned.
The latest on a growing fire near Bella Vista in Shasta County.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a $16.3 trillion climate plan on Thursday before touring a Northern California town ravaged by wildfire, declaring the setting a "wake-up call for our entire nation" to the dangers of a warming planet.
California homeowners forced to rebuild because of a wildfire or other natural disaster would not have to install solar panels under a bill that has cleared the state Legislature.
Pacific Gas & Electric is facing up to $30 billion in potential damages from lawsuits stemming from recent wildfires, including one last year that killed 86 people and destroyed much of the town of Paradise.
New California data shows insurance companies declined to renew nearly 350,000 home insurance policies in areas at high risk for wildfire since the state began collecting data in 2015.
Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire in the area of Church Mine Road and Martinez Creek in El Dorado.
An approximately five-acre fire is burning west of Colfax, according to Cal Fire.
The fund will cover victims of a series of fires including the Atlas, Camp, Nuns and Tubbs fires. The deadline to apply for the funds is November 15.
The official list of deaths related to the November 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County has risen.
Firefighters are battling a grass fire in southeast Sacramento County.
California's former "Governator" was back in the Sacramento area on Thursday for a tour of the latest firefighting arsenal.
