Mount Diablo Vegetation fire near Mount Diablo grows to three acresThe Mercury News - Kaitlyn Bartley Firefighters are battling a three-acre vegetation fire Saturday evening near Mount Diablo State Park off Summit Road. According to Cal Fire, the …
California Editorial: New California wildfire plan has a catch -- and it's a big oneThe Mercury News - Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards Gavin Newsom’s new $21.5 billion California wildfire fund is being seen as a big victory for the governor. With good reason. The legislation offers a …
Southern California Edison California’s new wildfire plan: 5 things to knowThe Mercury News - Julie Cart You will be forgiven for having the impression that California lawmakers have been talking about comprehensive wildfire legislation forever, when it …
Gavin Newsom Gov. Newsom signs wildfire bill to help future victimsThe Mercury News - The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Friday that shores up the state’s biggest electric utilities in the face of catastrophic …
California She gave birth in Paradise during the Camp Fire; now her story will become a movieThe Mercury News - Camille Von Kaenel PARADISE — The story of Heather Roebuck, a Paradise resident who gave birth at Feather River Hospital the day of the Camp Fire before going through a …
California Butte County Sheriff’s Office identifies 79th Camp Fire victimThe Mercury News - Chico Er OROVILLE — The Butte County Sheriff’s Office released the name of another victim killed by the Camp Fire which began Nov. 8. Shirley Haley, 67, of …
San Jose, CA Bay Area cities want to split and run parts of PG&E; a new bill would make that harderThe Mercury News - Associated Press SACRAMENTO — With Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. in bankruptcy amid billions of dollars in wildfire liability claims, some California cities are …
California Federal judge orders PG&E to respond, point by point, to newspaper article about safetyThe Mercury News - Bay City News Service SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday ordered PG&E Co. to respond “paragraph by paragraph” to a Wall Street Journal article …
San Jose, CA Firefighters battling structure, brush fire in San Jose off Highway 87The Mercury News - Thy Vo SAN JOSE — Firefighters are fighting a structure and brush fire in South San Jose off Highway 87. The fire is burning at Communications Hill, near the …
Southern California Edison Are California utilities doing enough to fireproof their equipment?The Mercury News - Julie Cart With much fanfare and no less hand-wringing, state regulators approved plans that for the first time set out how California’s electric utilities …
Santa Clara Fire officials will continue to monitor site of massive Santa Clara blazeThe Mercury News - Erin Baldassari SANTA CLARA — Firefighters on Saturday are continuing to monitor the site of a four-alarm fire Friday that ripped through a 56-unit luxury …
California Off-duty cops, retired firefighter rescue residents, dog from burning Union City homeThe Mercury News - Erin Baldassari UNION CITY — Two off-duty police officers and one retired fire captain jumped into action Friday evening to rouse two sleeping residents and rescue …
California PG&E faces fines, penalties from state for Wine Country wildfires of 2017The Mercury News - George Avalos PG&E faces fines and punishments for its role in causing several of the lethal infernos of 2017 that torched the North Bay Wine Country and nearby …
California Rock Fire behind Mount Hamilton grows to 1,000 acresThe Mercury News - Bay Area News Group A wildfire in Stanislaus County more than doubled in size overnight and has burned 1,000 acres in the remote area between Mount Hamilton and …
California PG&E creditors seeking alternative restructuring planThe Mercury News - Bloomberg News A group of creditors angling for control of PG&E Corp. is pushing to scuttle the bankrupt utility’s $31 billion restructuring plan. An ad hoc …
Sig Alert Two-alarm brush fire closes I-580 in LivermoreThe Mercury News - Karen D'Souza Fire crews battled a two-alarm brush fire in Livermore Monday evening that prompted the shutdown of westbound Interstate 580, according to fire …
California Bird into power lines sparks Northern California wildfireThe Mercury News - Brody Fernandez RICHVALE — Cal Fire-Butte County firefighters contained a 30-by-200 foot spot fire Friday morning near Richvale. Officials confirmed a large crane or …
California PG&E fire-safety shutdowns: 'We're all freaking out about it'The Mercury News - Ethan Baron In a large office overlooking the San Francisco Bay Bridge, PG&E’s wildfire-safety analysts keep watch 24/7, monitoring streams of images and data …
California PG&E says you should prepare before the power goes outThe Mercury News - Ethan Baron Here’s what you need to know about preparing for PG&E’s new public safety power shutdown program. Make a safety plan for every member of your …
Newsom unveils $24B plan to tackle wildfires, PG&E bankruptcyThe Mercury News - Wire Services Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed creating a $21 billion fund to pay for future wildfire costs Friday, with the costs split evenly between ratepayers and …
PG&E to at-risk residents: prepare to lose power for five daysThe Mercury News - Justine Frederiksen When weather conditions warrant it this fire season, Pacific Gas and Electric could shut off power to large chunks of California for up to five days …
PG&E seeks $10.9 million in bonuses for execs amid wildfire woes, bankruptcyThe Mercury News - George Avalos PG&E is seeking several million dollars in bonuses for key executives, despite its financial woes that triggered a bankruptcy linked to a string of …
PG&E permanently de-energizes transmission line that sparked Camp FireThe Mercury News - Camille Von Kaenel Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. has permanently de-energized the Caribou-Palermo transmission line, which sparked the Camp Fire, after finding damage on …
Meet Captain Cal — Cal Fire’s new mascot to drive home safety messageThe Mercury News - Chico Enterprise-Record SACRAMENTO — Smokey Bear and the words “Only you can prevent forest fires” had a huge impact on the youth of that time, and Cal Fire hopes for a …
Editorial: California must not fail to deal with wildfire crisisThe Mercury News - Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards With a new wildfire season upon us, California lawmakers have yet to come up with a plan to pay the costs of past years’ utility-caused infernos and …
Photos: East Bay recruits learn firsthand how fast wildfires can spreadThe Mercury News - Anda Chu CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District held a wildfire training …
PG&E to pay $1B to local governments over fire damageThe Mercury News - The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A California utility blamed for igniting several wildfires that killed dozens and destroyed thousands of homes has agreed to pay $1 …
Wet California winter is a boon for skiers and water supply. But it brings a threat: wildfires.The Mercury News - The Washington Post MAMMOTH LAKES — This early June morning is Boyd Shepler’s birthday, No. 66, and he is spending it in a classic California way: a few hours of skiing …
Are you ready for fire season?The Mercury News - Rose Meily With the weather getting warmer and temperatures upwards of 100 F degrees, it’s time to think seriously about fire season and its dangers, and how to …
