Santa Clara County fire dept acquires new tech to prepare and respond to wildfires

The county received three new pieces of high-tech equipment as well as grant funding to expand three data platforms from the state -- nearly all funded by the state. 

Wildfire spotting network grows to 610 cameras in California

The size of the multi-state system almost doubled in the past four months, primarily in California, where more than 4.1 million acres have burned this year.

Inmate firefighter injured battling California blaze now set to be deported to Laos

Bounchan Keola has asked for a pardon from his prison sentence, showing that he has changed for the better and that his service to the state battling wildfires should count for something.

Wine Country adapting to annual wildfire threat

Harvest season in Northern California’s wine country is what dream weddings are made of: ripe grapevines and golden sunsets provide ceremonies an alluring backdrop that every year draws millions of visitors.

Despite cold temps, it's still wildfire season in California

It was also cold two years ago in November when the Camp Fire exploded, killing 85 people and destroying much of the town of Paradise.

Girl lost baseball cards to wildfire, gets surprise donation

Reese Osterburg didn’t get a chance to save her 200-card collection when the Creek Fire forced her family to evacuate from their home in Pine Ridge.

Hazardous waste removal from Glass Fire burn zone to begin next week

Certified contractor crews will begin inspections of identified properties in the burn footprint of the Glass Fire and remove materials which may pose a threat to human health, animals and the environment.

$166M in fines recommended for PG&E over power outages

California regulators are being asked to fine Pacific Gas and Electric nearly $166 million for failing to properly inform customers before it cut power to millions of people last year.

Coffey Neighborhood Park reopens three years after Tubbs Fire

A community park in a Santa Rosa neighborhood that was decimated by the Tubbs Fire in 2017 reopened to the public after undergoing three years of reconstruction.

Southern California wildfires force 80,000 to flee as utility company faces scrutiny

Two massive wildfires burning in Southern California drove more than 80,000 residents from their homes this week as firefighters continued to battle the flames fueled by gusty winds and low humidity.

PG&E finds 130 damage sites from windstorm, reenergization continues

As PG&E crews inspect some 17,000 miles of de-energized power lines, looking for damage, they must inspect every inch and make every repair before re-powering an area served by the lines.