Raging Southern California Wildfires Revive Pain, Loss In Northern California
Kelly Sinn's home was one of 200 destroyed just two months ago. Her 85-year-old father's home burned down right next door.
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Kelly Sinn's home was one of 200 destroyed just two months ago. Her 85-year-old father's home burned down right next door.
The Getty Center art complex made sure it could protect its priceless artwork and antiquities from flames, from its landscaping to a space for helicopters to land.
The figure represents residential, commercial, automobile and other property claims filed with 260 insurers by Dec. 1.
Firefighters believe hundreds of homes have been lost in the fast-moving, still out-of-control wildfires.
The FBI is joining efforts to prevent fraud related to Northern California wildfire recovery efforts.
Cal Fire officials in Northern California sent four additional aircrafts down south to help in the firefight, but said others are staying put in case the fire danger flares up here.
A wind-whipped wildfire in Southern California has scorched 48 square miles, destroyed 150 structures and left one firefighter injured.
The fires spread at night as many victims slept, knocking out cellphones, land lines, internet and cable television in some areas as cell towers and other equipment burned, hampering alert services that relied on texts, social media and broadcast.
The 53 U.S. House members from California have joined together to request $4.4 billion in federal aid to recover from October's destructive wildfires.
While the rainy season is just beginning, local governments are not waiting to prepare for any possible slides.
The signs of emotional trauma can take days and sometimes months and years to show up, but when they do, agencies like the Red Cross say they are ready to help victims cope.
The suits were filed on behalf of three couples who lost their homes in the fires, including a couple hospitalized after surviving the fire by floating in their swimming pool for hours.
California's largest utility says the deadliest of last month's wildfires may have been started by electrical equipment not owned or installed by PG&E.
October's vicious wildfires have scared away some visitors from Sonoma County. Campaigns are now underway to bring them back.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Thursday sided with Global SuperTanker Services in its battle with the U.S. Forest Service.
