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Firefighters Battle Series of California Wildfires; Map, Updates
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — A huge Southern California wildfire carved a path to the sea and burned on the beach Friday, but firefighters got a break as gusty Santa Ana winds turned into breezes. Temperatures remained high, but humidity levels … Continue reading
Hot Dry Conditions Raise Fire and Drought Fears in the Bay Area
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It didn't rain very much. It's unusually hot. And now the state is literally on fire. Up on Echo Summit in the Sierra, Frank Gehrke, chief surveyor for the California Department of Water Resources told the Associated Press he wasn't … Continue reading
Wildfires Scorch 200 Acres in Napa and Sonoma Counties
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(BCN) Hundreds of firefighters are continuing to battle three large vegetation fires in Sonoma and Napa counties this afternoon. The biggest of the three blazes is the Yellow Fire in Sonoma County, which has burned at least 125 acres of … Continue reading
Chevron Admits to Inspection Failure in Richmond Refinery Fire
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RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) – Chevron Corp. says it failed to properly document tests of a corroded pipe near the one that failed and caused a fire at a Northern California refinery, and the oversight led to a failure to inspect … Continue reading
Fire Burns in Delta North of Antioch: Smoky, but Not Dangerous
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That large smoke plume visible in much of the East Bay this afternoon? It's got nothing to do with any of the refineries in the region. The smoke is coming from a vegetation fire on Sherman Island, north of Antioch … Continue reading
Tree Deaths Spike as Sudden Oak Death Spreads Across California
The U.S. Forest Service says hundreds of thousands of oak trees have died over the last year due to the plant disease known as Sudden Oak Death. Scientists still don’t have a reliable way to control the epidemic. The spike … Continue reading
$200 Million? $2.55 Billion? PG&E Disputes What It Can Pay Victims
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PG&E can't afford to pay out $2.55 billion to victims of the San Bruno gas line fire, the utility's CEO said on Thursday, disputing an analyst's estimate. At a press conference, CEO Anthony Earley dismissed the figure, which, according to … Continue reading
Burning Man Gets the Wrong Kind of Smoke
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Wildfires are giving a new meaning to the name Burning Man as smoke from the Rush Fire near Ravendale, Calif. clouds the event that launched on Monday. Megan Miller, a spokesperson from the annual festival of alternative culture, had this … Continue reading
New Photos: Chevron Refinery Fire and Aftermath
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It could have been worse. That's what the chairman of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is saying about the Aug. 6 Chevron refinery blaze in Richmond, which sent thousands to the hospital complaining of flame-related ailments. As reported by ABC … Continue reading
Progress Made on Calif. Wildfire Threatening Town
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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Crews made progress overnight against a Northern California wildfire that has grown to more than 4 1/2 square miles and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes. The blaze in Lake County was 25 percent … Continue reading
