Record-setting winter increased fuel for fire season, demanding more home fireproofing
Fire departments across the Bay Area say the record-setting wet weather at the beginning of the year is not a reason to take it easy this fire season.
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Fire departments across the Bay Area say the record-setting wet weather at the beginning of the year is not a reason to take it easy this fire season.
Mary Lee reports on the existential threat redwoods in California are facing due to climate change (5-1-2023)
Bob Long has been tilling the soil for nearly 40 years, creating fire breaks and defensible space to reduce the risk of wildfires. Devin Fehely reports. (4-29-23)
The 2020 wildfire season destroyed nearly 20 North Bay wineries and damaged dozens more. But one winemaker whose vineyards survived is happy with what he was able to produce. Lauren Toms reports. (4-20-23)
The 2020 wildfire season destroyed nearly 20 North Bay wineries and damaged dozens more. But one winemaker whose vineyards survived is happy with what he was able to produce.
It is a second chance for 15 men who will be crossing a finish line next week after completing a strenuous firefighting program in the Bay Area.
Protesters gathered outside a PG&E wildfire mitigation conference in San Ramon Tuesday, demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom take action against the utility company over the series of deadly wildfires over the past several years blamed on its equipment.
Pacific Gas and Electric pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four counts of involuntary manslaughter for their role in starting the deadly Zogg Fire.
Jennifer Gray Thompson, a North Bay expert on megafire disasters in the West, will attend the State of the Union address. Devin Fehely reports. (2-5-23)
Pacific Gas & Electric will face trial for manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed four people,
A lawsuit was filed against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. by two counties seeking damages following last year's massive Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of California's rural and unincorporated land is now in "high" or "very high" severity zones for wildfire danger.
California's office of the State Fire marshal released an updated fire hazard map showing which unincorporated parts of California are most at risk for fires and what future destruction could look like.
California's office of the State Fire marshal released an updated fire hazard map showing which unincorporated parts of California are most at risk for fires and what future destruction could look like.
A modular home construction company hosted an open house in Santa Rosa to show off dwellings built to resist fire.
A modular home construction company hosted an open house in Santa Rosa to show off dwellings built to resist fire. John Ramos reports. (11-20-22)
People living in the South Bay and Santa Cruz mountains are welcoming the rain storms in the forecast, thankful for the positive effect it will have on the drought and fire danger.
What was expected to be another tough fire season in the Bay Area hasn't materialized.
What was expected to be another tough fire season in the Bay Area hasn't materialized. Andrea Nakano reports. (11-3-22)
It has been five years since the Wine Country wildfires that killed 40 people, destroying 6,200 homes across Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Wilson Walker reports (10-7-22)
At the five-year anniversary of the October 2017 Wine Country wildfires, a new reality has settled in for Northern California.
With the memories of massive wildfires still fresh, some Sonoma County residents are taking fire safety into their own hands. Wilson Walker reports. (10/4/22)
After multiple years of massive wildfires burning up neighborhoods and choking Northern California skies, the Napa County Fire Department is being proactive about preventing future fires.
A fire victims trust set up by PG&E on Thursday confirmed a $117 million settlement in a lawsuit over damages caused by deadly Northern California wildfires in 2017 and 2018.
Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in a criminal probe into what started a Northern California fire that has become the largest in the state this year.
