Grass fire grows to 44 acres in unincorporated Alameda County
A grass fire that started on Saturday morning in Alameda County was about 65% contained as it grew to 44 acres as of Cal Fire's last update at 3 p.m.
State Farm: Some Californians can keep home insurance, but something major won't be covered
Insurance giant State Farm says it will let certain California home insurance customers keep their coverage after all. But there's a major catch.
Crews mostly contain Patterson Fire near Altamont Pass
Firefighters with CalFire say a vegetation fire that rapidly spread in an unincorporated area of the Altamont Pass on Monday is at 75% containment.
Corral Fire: Firefighter out of hospital as crews maintain upper hand
The Corral Fire near Tracy that forced weekend evacuations was not connected to a controlled burn that Alameda County conducted near a lab facility, officials said.
Corral Fire: Tracy evacuation order downgraded, anxious residents check homes
Cal Fire officials said, Sunday, that Corral Fire mandatory evacuations are being downgraded to warnings, effective 6 p.m. PDT. Hundreds of residents of one subdivision waited all day to see the status of their homes.
Corral Fire grows to 14,000 acres east of Livermore
The wind-driven Corral Fire hopscotched across I-580 in several spots overnight, keeping the firefighters busy holding the flames back from nearby neighborhoods south of Tracy. The fire had burned more than 14,000 acres as of Sunday evening.
Law seeks to eliminate cancer causing chemicals from firefighter protective clothing
Following the lead of San Francisco's supervisors and mayor, SF Assembly member Matt Haney has proposed a law, almost certain to pass overwhelmingly, that will protect firefighters' lives from their own protective firefighter clothing.
Crews contain separate Antioch fires
Fire officials said two brush fires that broke out in Antioch on Thursday afternoon were contained without injuries or damage to structures.
State filing shows California zip codes where State Farm plans to drop policy holders
A recent state filing by State Farm shows exactly where California's largest home insurer plans to drop tens of thousands of policyholders because of significant wildfire risk.
Insurance reform: More competition or higher rates?
California is considering whether to allow insurance companies to use computer models to justify their rate hikes.
Texas wildfires: Utility provider says facilities appeared to have role in igniting fire
Utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its facilities appeared to have played a part in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew into the largest in state history.
Texas Panhandle wildfire: Largest fire in state history claims 2 lives
The Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle has now burned more than 1 million acres and has claimed the lives of two women.
Ex-professor pleads guilty to setting fires near 2021's Dixie Fire
A former Bay Area college professor pleaded guilty Friday to setting multiple fires while firefighters were combating the Dixie Fire in 2021.
PG&E asks for another rate hike due to climate change
Climate change has aggravated inflation, but nowhere more than with Pacific Gas & Electric, the first major utility to deal with far more effects of extreme weather related to fire and floods.
Former East Bay lawyer convicted of embezzling from 2006 fire victims
An attorney formerly of Alamo was convicted Tuesday in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez of embezzling $400,000 from clients he represented against PG&E for damages from a 2006 fire.
5 years later after devastating fire: Trying to live again in Paradise
Though Paradise went through hellfire on November 8, 2018, it is today, as the Phoenix of Greek mythology, rising from its own ashes. What is here now, is mostly very new, very modern and very fire-resistant, but far less populated.
Small business hero in Paradise packs a lot of courage
One of the modern-day pioneers in the town of Paradise is a woman nearing 80 years old, who has made it her mission to rejuvenate her community.
5 years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
It's been five years since the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history nearly erased a quiet community in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Here's why insurance companies want to raise rates in California
Climate change and inflation are fueling problems for the California home insurance industry.
Weekend fire danger warning prompts park closures and reminder to prepare
Dried leaves and tall grasses blanket Bay Area hills and are at risk of burning if even the tiniest spark is fanned by wind gusts that could reach up to 45 miles an hour this weekend.The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning through Sunday night that includes most of the Bay Area's nine counties.