Containment Grows On Sliger Fire In El Dorado County, Mandatory Evacuations Still In Place
Mandatory evacuations are still in place a day after the Sliger Fire spread in rural El Dorado County on Tuesday.
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Mandatory evacuations are still in place a day after the Sliger Fire spread in rural El Dorado County on Tuesday.
California's deadly wildfire season is creating a shortage of pilots for Calfire and is causing the agency to ground some aircraft.
Officials immediately placed mandatory evacuation orders for homes on Sliger Mine Road, initially started at 20 acres and grew to 70 by late evening.
Firefighters battled flames through the night as they worked to gain ground on the North Fire.
Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service are teaming up with air tankers and helicopters and more than a dozen crews on the ground battling the North Fire.
Labor Day officially kicks off the fall season for the growers at Apple Hill. Some people wondered if this year's apple crop is feeling the effects of the fires.
A small airplane or engine-driven recreational aircraft crashed Sunday on a rugged and scenic mountain south of Reno, igniting a wildfire that officials feared could climb uphill toward the Mount Rose Ski Tahoe resort.
The study last year found firefighters lost muscle mass but gained fat based on body-composition testing before and after the season.
The California Legislature voted Friday to allow power companies to raise electric bills to cover the cost of lawsuits from last year's deadly wildfires amid fears that Pacific Gas & Electric Co., would otherwise face financial ruin.
The last thing a victim should have to worry about is what might happen to their private mail delivery service if their home is damaged or destroyed.
Firefighters will continue to patrol the area for several days and crews are still working on repairing broken fences and other damage caused by firefighters.
Construction crews have already put up the frame on Cheri Sharp's new house, but she still questions whether rebuilding was the right choice after California's most destructive wildfire took her old home in wine country nearly a year ago.
It would allow utility ratepayers to be charged even if the utilities were found to be negligent or unreasonable in building, maintaining or operating their equipment.
Firefighters hope to have the biggest wildfire in state history fully contained by the end of the week.
Lawmakers said allowing utilities to finance their debt and issue a surcharge on monthly statements will guard against rate spikes and excessive utility bills.
