PG&E in California Seeks $3.6B in Rate Hikes for Wildfire Safety July 2, 2021 Pacific Gas & Electric asked regulators Wednesday to grant a $3.6 billion rate hike to help it pay for hardening...
California Firefighters Battling Growing Wildfires July 1, 2021 Hundreds of firefighters labored this week in high heat on the lines of big wildfires in the forests of far...
Researchers Use Drones to Help Forecast Fires as Wildfires Hit Western U.S. July 1, 2021 By Jane Lanhee Lee In a grassy meadow outside Missoula, Montana, Jennifer Fowler eyes two drones high in the sky with weather instruments —...
Insuring Properties a Struggle for Many in California’s Risky Fire Areas June 25, 2021 As California’s wildfire season looms, threatening once again to break records for destruction, tens of thousands of rural homeowners risk...
California Wildfires Burning in Coastal And Sierra Wilderness June 23, 2021 California wildfires were burning in tinder dry vegetation in rugged central coast mountains and near an Eastern Sierra trailhead where...
Grim California Wildfire Outlook Has Insurers Forking Over Big Bucks for Modeling June 18, 2021 By Don Jergler Severe drought and searing temperatures are not the only proof that Californians should be worried about wildfires this year. A...
California OKs Farmers and Zesty.ai Wildfire Risk Assessments, Will Bring 30K New Homeowners Policies June 16, 2021 By Jim Sams California regulators have approved a plan by Farmers Insurance to assess wildfire risk by using a tool that combines artificial...
PG&E to Pay $150M for Botched Outages, California Wildfires May 28, 2021 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million bill for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires...
PG&E to Pay $43.4M in 3 California Counties Burned by Fraying Grid May 27, 2021 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric will pay $43.4 million to government agencies in three Northern California counties to cover bills left...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance for Contractors a Tough Buy May 25, 2021 By Don Jergler Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across...