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Stranded California kayaker sets fire to riverbank to alert rescuers
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office rescued a kayaker from the banks of Battle Creek on Sunday night after she started a small ...
We set a big chunk of California wilderness on fire. You're welcome
California authorities say the sweeping DOGE staffing cuts at the U.S. Forest Service will mean fewer prescribed burns ...
Firefighters battle wildfires in Southern and Central California
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department issued evacuation orders after a brush fire ignited in Lakeside, California on ...
Crews battle grass fire in El Dorado County, Cal Fire says
Firefighters are battling a grass fire that has burned multiple vehicles in Shingle Springs on Tuesday afternoon, according ...
Bonanza Fire triples in size, evacuations underway in El Dorado County
Evacuations are underway in El Dorado County as the Bonanza Fire continues to spread throughout the area. The Bonanza Fire ...
California’s Wildfires Could Be Brutal This Summer
In the last 10 years, the total number of acres burned by significant wildfires has varied from year to year. In 2020, when ...
Cal Fire suspends burn permits as fires break out in the Sacramento region
Cal Fire suspended residential debris burning permits within the state responsibility areas of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, ...
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California files another post-fires price-gouging case against Beverly Hills landlord
The defendant faces two misdemeanor counts for allegedly advertising, listing and eventually renting two properties at a cost ...
Wildfires: Which parts of California are at highest fire risk this summer?
Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after ...
California lawmakers want to ban toxic PFAS from firefighters’ protective gear
But the people who knowingly assume those risks in order to save others’ lives never bargained for becoming sick from the ...