Sacramento fire agencies prepare for wildfire season as more insurance companies leave California

Two additional insurance companies are pulling out of California, leaving thousands more civilians without coverage as the state nears the start of its wildfire season. Read More

How California’s Fire Season Might Shape Up This Year

It’s been a rainy winter, but that won’t necessarily mean fewer wildfires. By Soumya Karlamangla Luckily for us ... on Southern California in August — typically the peak of fire season ... Read More

California wildland firefighters, communities need better fire protection. Here's what experts suggest.

SACRAMENTO — Some groundbreaking fire ... risk. California would be the first in the world to adopt this type of protection mandate. "They're putting their lives on the line for us, so we ... Read More

Fire News

TFD was dispatched to the house fire on the 2000 block of Padlock Place around 2:20 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21. Early Sunday morning, Tallahassee Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire on ... Read More

US wildfires are getting bigger and more complex, prompting changes in firefighting workforce

Just in the first three months of the year, more than 2,669 square miles (6,912 square kilometers) were charred in the United States ... California marked its largest single wildfire. The Dixie ... Read More

Construction crews shore up Mulholland Drive ahead of incoming Southern California storms

It’s a race against the clock for city crews as they work to shore up Mulholland Drive ahead of the latest round of Southern California ... crews tried to make as much progress as they could ... Read More

California spent $3.7 billion reducing wildfire fuel. Bill would make insurers factor that into coverage

Insurers in California have sounded the alarm: A warming climate has dramatically raised the risk of devastating wildfires, and with it the cost of providing coverage. But now a Bay Area lawmaker says ... Read More

15 cheapest US universities for international students

Yahoo!Finance has compiled a list of the 15 cheapest U.S. universities for international students. Among them: Arizona State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Michigan ... Read More

Armed Teen With Mental Health Issues Shot to Death by Sheriff’s Deputies in Southern California

Armed Teen With Mental Health Issues Shot to Death by Sheriff’s Deputies in Southern California VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Southern California sheriff's deputies shot and killed a 17-year-old ... Read More

Two Oklahoma Firefighters Are Injured Battling Wildfire That Prompted Evacuations

Two Oklahoma Firefighters Are Injured Battling Wildfire That Prompted Evacuations MOORELAND, Okla. (AP) — Two Oklahoma volunteer firefighters are recovering after suffering burns battling a ... Read More

Southern California, United States - Weather Forecasts | Maps | News - Yahoo Weather

Night - Clear with a 38% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 54 °F (12.2 °C). Sunny with a high of 81 °F (27.2 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 9 mph (3.2 to 14.5 kph ... Read More

Homelessness, PTSD and paltry pay: The crisis in wildland firefighting

“There were eight people in an apartment and a group of folks car-camping at a church, trying to make it work,” he told The Independent. There are roughly 19,000 firefighters employed by the ... Read More