Northern California’s Dixie Fire Has Affected 800-Plus Structures, And High Winds Are on Their Way August 9, 2021 By Don Jergler When Tom Larsen thinks of the Dixie Fire in Northern California, he thinks about better modeling. Larsen, the senior director...
Scientists Want New Framework for Understanding California Wildfire Costs, Risks October 29, 2020 A new report out shows challenges current fire management policies in California, proposes a new framework for understanding the total...
Winds Fanned California Fires and Kept Thousands of Evacuees Away October 27, 2020 Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of...
CalFire: 14K Firefighters on the Line at 29 Major Wildfires September 11, 2020 As critical fire weather conditions subsided, firefighters accomplished full containment on one of the many fires burning in the state,...
Forest Management After Fires a Focus for California Agency March 7, 2019 By Sudhin Thanawala After successive years of devastating wildfires, California’s fire agency has announced a plan that would dramatically increase the removal of...
Mudslides Carry Away Homes, Water Rescues Needed in California Storm February 15, 2019 Motorists swam for their lives and residents were rescued from homes sliding downhill as the wettest winter storm of the...
California Wants Faster Forestry Approvals in Wildfire Fight January 31, 2019 By Don Thompson California wildland managers said this week that they want to speed up logging and prescribed burns designed to slow wildfires...
Investigators Say Gunfire Caused Wildfire Near California’s Yosemite August 7, 2017 Fire investigators say gunfire caused a wildfire near Yosemite National Park that destroyed 131 structures, including 63 homes, last month....
California Fire Safety Rule Citations Lag During Severe Drought January 4, 2016 By Don Thompson Amid the most destructive wildfire season in more than a decade, California’s firefighting agency amped up its warnings to thousands...
Drought Prompts CalFire to Beef Up Seasonal Ranks Early April 1, 2014 The threat of wildfire heightened by the state’s drought has prompted CalFire to beef up its seasonal firefighting ranks ahead...