California’s $58B Wine Industry Hit by Wildfires October 11, 2017 By Jennifer Kaplan, Lydia Mulvany and Jeffrey Taylor The fires ravaging Northern California stand to leave the area’s renowned wine industry with damage that will be felt long...
California Wildfires Are a ‘Larger Scale Disaster’ October 10, 2017 By Don Jergler Active wildfires in California have burned an estimated 1,500 homes and commercial structures, scorched more than 115,000 acres and reportedly...
Wildfires Ravage California’s Iconic Wine Country Region October 10, 2017 By Linda Mulvany, Mark Chediak and Jennifer Kaplan Wildfires that tore through northern California’s iconic wine-growing regions have prompted evacuations of more than 20,000 people, killed 11 and...
Northern California Wildfires Burn Wine Country Homes, Force Evacuations October 9, 2017 By Ellen Knickmeyer Firefighters battled roughly 10 wind-whipped fires across Northern California’s wine country early Monday, triggering a rush by residents to flee...
Shortcomings of Houston Fire Department Exposed by Harvey October 3, 2017 Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena says he already sees where he could have done things differently during Hurricane Harvey, including...
Gas Line Explosion in California Desert Destroys Equipment October 3, 2017 Southern California authorities say nobody was hurt when a natural gas line caught fire and exploded, destroying heavy construction equipment...
Progress Made on California Central Coast Wildfires October 2, 2017 Firefighters made progress on trio of wildfires on California’s Central Coast. Santa Barbara County fire spokesman Mike Eliason said that...
1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquake Anniversary A Reminder to Californians September 29, 2017 By Don Jergler The 30th anniversary of the 1987 magnitude 5.9 Whittier Narrows earthquake is Sunday, and the head of the California Earthquake...
Firefighters Douse Hot Spots in California Blaze September 28, 2017 Fire crews with support from a fleet of aircraft have continued to douse hot spots of a wildfire that burned...
Firefighters Save Numerous Homes From Southern California Canyon Blaze September 27, 2017 Firefighters working in steep canyons on Tuesday got help from retardant-dropping aircraft flying around-the-clock as they saved homes from a...