Amid unprecedented fire season, L.A. officials urge residents to be prepared
A firefighter is dwarfed by the plume of the Dixie fire in Northern California, which was at more than 725,000 acres and 40% containment as of Aug. 23. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)BY LILA SEIDMAN, DAKOTA SMITHAUG. 23, 2021 4:27 PM PT With more...
College Professor Charged With Setting California Wildfire
Gary Stephen Maynard reportedly taught briefly at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University Published August 12, 2021 • Updated on August 12, 2021 at 9:47pm. File Photo A college professor...
Tree DNA convicts a poacher for the first time in federal court
Credit: U.S. Forest Service Prized trees can be sold for as much as several thousand dollars. But it is nearly impossible to distinguish between a poached tree and one that was harvested legally.By Teresa CareyAugust 17, 2021 fter fires ripped through Washington...
Judge gives PG&E deadline to explain its role in the Dixie & Fly Fires
Federal probation judge William Alsup wants answers from PG&E about the role its equipment might have had in starting the largest fire burning in California. Author: Josh Lyle, Associated Press, Brandon Rittiman Published: 12:58 PM PDT August 7,...
Wildfires and wildlife: How animals survive fires and how you can help
Lush grasses will often return in the first year after a wildland fire.Rick Spitzer/Special to the Daily Rick SpitzerEagle County Wildlife Roundtable Fire has been a common natural event in history, even before humans. Lightning historically ignited fires on the...
Dixie Fire torches homes, intensifies as blazes batter U.S. West
Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., Saturday, July 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) by: Associated PressPosted: Jul 25, 2021 / 06:21 AM PDT / Updated: Jul 25, 2021 / 06:21 AM PDT...
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