Crews Stop Forward Spread Of Stony Fire West Of Cotati
Cal Fire units in the North Bay were able to stop the forward spread of a brush fire burning on Stony Point Road near the town of Cotati Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
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Cal Fire units in the North Bay were able to stop the forward spread of a brush fire burning on Stony Point Road near the town of Cotati Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.
Wildfire season is underway and if this year is anything like last year, PG&E planned power shutoffs may return soon. Enter the microgrid.
The families of some of the 85 people killed by a horrific Butte County wildfire ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric's long-neglected equipment vilified the company Wednesday as greedy, corrupt and reckless, telling heartbreaking stories of their loss in court.
All lanes of U.S. 101 were reopened early Tuesday after a fast-moving wildfire on California's Central Coast closed the major highway and threatened dozens of homes.
A fast-moving wildfire on California's Central Coast prompted evacuations and closed down a major highway Monday afternoon as it threatened dozens of homes.
The Quail Fire in Solano County was 90 percent contained Tuesday evening after several days of firefighting.
Fire crews battled the Quail Fire near Vacaville to 40 percent containment Sunday even as it grew to more than 1,800 acres from 1,200 Saturday night.
The Alameda County Fire Department and Union City police department worked to put out a grass fire Sunday afternoon near Dry Creek Park and the flood control area near Westgard and 11th streets.
A two-alarm grass fire burning Saturday evening near Highway 4 and the former Concord Naval Weapons Station is now 75 percent contained, fire officials said.
A multi-day confirmation hearing on PG&E's financial plan for emerging from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy began in federal bankruptcy court in San Francisco Wednesday.
State power regulators delayed a key vote on Pacific Gas & Electric's plan for getting out of bankruptcy Thursday after one of the utility's most outspoken critics sent an improper email attacking the company's proposal to pay wildfire victims.
Cal Fire has declared that fire season has started in Monterey and San Benito counties effective 8 a.m. Monday.
Using tree ring evidence going back 1,200 years, scientists researching previous megadroughts, some lasting up to 40 years, say recent dry spells in the West appear to be following a similar longterm pattern.
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday imposed a record $1.9 billion penalty against PG&E Co. for its role in the catastrophic 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County and 16 North Bay wildfires in 2017.
The deadline for removal and cleanup of debris on properties affected by the Kincade Fire in 2019 has been extended from May 15 to Aug. 1, Sonoma County officials announced this week.
California has evacuation plans for earthquakes, floods, mudslides and, of course, wildfires, but what if one of those disasters strikes during the coronavirus pandemic when everyone is being urged to stay home?
A federal judge has refused to put his stamp of approval on a letter to Northern California wildfire victims from attorneys who allege that Pacific Gas & Electric may be breaking its promises as it tries to preserve a plan for getting out of bankruptcy in an unraveling economy.
PG&E announced in San Francisco Monday that it has given up a controversial plan to pay a $4 million criminal fine to Butte County out of a proposed $13.5 billion trust to compensate wildfire victims.
PG&E is warning its elaborate plan for getting out of bankruptcy might collapse if the utility can't pay for its criminal liability in the deadly Camp Fire by taking money away from a fund set up to compensate victims for their losses.
The prospect of owning stock in the company that ruined their lives has never been popular among the victims, but it has become even more unsettling during the market upheaval.
Pacific Gas & Electric and California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a deal Friday for the nation's largest utility to emerge from bankruptcy triggered by massive liabilities from wildfires.
Pacific Gas & Electric on Monday won court approval to raise $23 billion to help pay its bills over destructive California wildfires after Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped his opposition to a financing package.
Lawyers for Pacific Gas & Electric said the utility can't commit to hiring hundreds more tree trimmers in the way that a federal judge wants to cut the risk of starting more catastrophic wildfires in California.
The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday proposed a $2.14 billion penalty against PG&E for its role in the catastrophic wildfires in the North Bay and Butte County in 2017 and 2018.
In what has been billed as a game-changer for battling wildfires, Cal Fire has obtained helicopters with the ability to perform operations at night.
