PG&E To Turn Off Power To Unincorporated Areas Near Winters, Davis
PG&E announced Friday evening that it will begin proactively turning off the power early Saturday morning to portions of several Nothern California communities.
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PG&E announced Friday evening that it will begin proactively turning off the power early Saturday morning to portions of several Nothern California communities.
A four-alarm vegetation and brush fire in Fairfield fueled by high winds and rocky terrain forced the evacuation of 50 homes.
The Paradise Fire Department is back and ready to serve its community just 6 months after the deadly Camp Fire leveled the town.
California has a new level of cooperation with the Pentagon as it tries to avoid another deadly, destructive fire season, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, downplaying friction with President Donald Trump's administration.
The House of Representatives passed a multi-billion dollar disaster relief bill Monday, sending the measure to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature. The vote was 354-58.
California regulators on Thursday approved allowing utilities to cut off electricity to possibly hundreds of thousands of customers to avoid catastrophic wildfires like the one sparked by power lines last year that killed 85 people and largely destroyed the city of Paradise.
Two foxes who were injured in the Camp Fire in Paradise have recovered and were released back to the wild.
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. has received approval to establish a $105 million fund to help survivors of recent California wildfires started by the utility's power lines.
You could be at risk of losing power, even if you don't live in a high-fire-risk zone.
Melted metal, plastic and wood created a toxic mix that officials say, six months later, has contaminated the town of Paradise's water pipes.
A California legislative committee has stripped the $1 billion in funding from a bill to protect homes against wildfire through home improvements.
PG&E just had a $3.50/month rate increase approved in April. The utility is asking for another $22/month increase next, to cover wildfire safety.
Generally speaking, if a utility is found to be negligent, they can't pass that debt on to ratepayers.
The fire burned 66 acres and its cause is still under investigation.
Several agencies are helping battle a wildfire in the Tahoe National Forest.
