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Update: Reading Fire in Trinity County remains at 55% containment by Tuesday morning
Reading Fire initially started 6:53 p.m. June 8 in Trinity County. After being active for 35 hours, it has burned 39.2 acres.
Gov. Newsom’s push to block law could save California nursing homes over $1 billion
Starting next year, most of California’s roughly 1,200 facilities must extend their backup power capability to 96 hours under ...
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This Chef Is Feeding California’s Incarcerated Firefighters
Sam Lewis of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition discusses how to transform the future for incarcerated people fighting fires in ...
California Mayor Karen Bass sparks Union uproar, fires LA Fire Chief
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has sparked a political firestorm by firing Fire Chief Kristin Crowley amid backlash from the firefighters’ union. The move follows devastating wildfires and has drawn ...
Vacaville Fire ignites controlled burns on hillside to teach, practice wildfire response
Smoke seen across Vacaville near Browns Valley Parkway on Monday was no cause for alarm. In fact, it marked the fourth and ...
Fire Near South Korea's Jogye Temple Contained, Treasures Spared, Officials Say
SEOUL (Reuters) -A large building next to one of South Korea's historic main Buddhist temples, the Jogye temple in Seoul, is on fire and firefighters are battling to contain it, news reports and a ...
Update: Reading Fire in Trinity County – containment reaches 35%
Reading Fire initially started 6:53 p.m. June 8 in Trinity County. Since its discovery 11 hours ago, it has burned 39.4 acres ...
With cancer the leading cause of death for firefighters, one Bay Area fire department is partnering with biotech to improve the odds
Cancer has jumped to the leading cause of death among firefighters; they have a 9% greater risk of being diagnosed with the ...
Waymos are being torched in LA. Why burning EVs isn't a good idea.
Waymo taxis were set on fire during L.A. protests. It's unclear whether they were called or if protesters simply took ...
Two dead, two hospitalized in Sun Valley collision
It happened just after 3:30 p.m. in the 800 block of N. Lauren Canyon Boulevard at Strathern Street, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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Destructive fire rips through Stockton’s historic Commercial Hotel; cause unknown
Multiple fire agencies responded Saturday to a four-alarm fire on East Main Street in Stockton, city officials said.
She became a ‘hotshot’ wilderness firefighter to write about being on the front lines
Author Kelly Ramsey details how her new book, 'Wildfire Days,' chronicles her time fighting some of California's most ...