Southern California Edison gear ignited more fires in 2024 than previous year
Southern California Edison’s equipment ignited nearly 60% more fires in 2024 than in the previous year, mainly tiny ones that ...
Three people injured in Coachella traffic collision that also downed power lines
First responders transported one patient in critical condition and two others with minor injuries to the hospital after a three-vehicle traffic collision in Coachella that also knocked down powerlines ...
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What a major battery fire means for the future of energy storage
A few weeks ago, a fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant in California, the world’s largest collection of batteries ...
California homeowners will pay temporary fees to help pay for wildfire insurance claims
California Insurance Commissioner approves $1 billion assessment to the FAIR Plan, the state's insurance safety net in light of SoCal wildfires ...
Heavy rain pummels slide-prone Southern California as crashes close roads in the Northwest
A swift debris flow swept a Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle off the Pacific Coast Highway and into the ocean as heavy ...
Tesla robotaxis by June? Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation
Elon Musk told investors in late January that Tesla would roll out “autonomous ride-hailing for money” by June in Austin, ...
Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
New California wildfire maps: See 'Very High' fire hazard zones by county
A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...
Multiple fire departments respond to residential fire that displaced 4
Firefighters from Cal Fire and multiple other departments responded to a large residential fire in Burlingame Hills on ...
Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while fire-damaged California city now faces mudslides
Residents of a Southern California mountain community near the Eaton Fire burn scar are digging out of roads submerged in ...
More than 3 years since Caldor Fire tore through Grizzly Flats, burned trees still pose threat
It has been more than three years since a wind-driven wildfire tore through the Grizzly Flats community in El Dorado County, leveling nearly two-thirds of the houses in the area.