Share
Southern California Edison has paid $900,000 to resolve a federal claim for damages from a 2014 wildfire that burned Forest Service lands in Kern County, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott said Monday.
The 4,392-acre Way Fire started on Aug. 18, 2014, in Wofford Heights in Kern County. Federal authorities alleged that the fire stemmed from SoCal Edison’s negligence.
“This settlement goes a long way toward compensating the public for the damage to public lands caused by the fire and the expense of fighting the Way Fire,” Scott said in a news release.
“A lot of time and resources go into both fighting fires and cost recovery, and recouping these costs is important,” said Randy Moore, regional forester for the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region.
$200 Million in Wildfire Settlements
Since 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California has secured settlements in more than 25 different cases involving wildfire damage to federal lands, with settlements valued at nearly $200 million.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Vincente A. Tennerelli handled the case.
RELATED TOPICS:
Authorities Still Searching for Suspect in Shooting of 2 Minnesota State Lawmakers
1 day ago
Caitlin Clark Returns and Leads Fever to Upset Win Over Unbeaten Liberty
1 day ago
Israel and Iran Bombard Each Other, Trump Says He Can ‘Easily’ End Conflict
12 hours ago
Trump Vetoed an Israeli Plan to Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader, US Officials Say
12 hours ago
Newsom Wanted To Fast-Track the Delta Tunnel Project. The Legislature Slowed the Flow
14 hours ago
Five Weeknight Dishes: Seven Ingredients or Fewer, Because Summer
15 hours ago
Big Fresno Fair Unveils Second Wave of 2025 Concert Acts
16 hours ago
Military Parade Barrels Through Nation’s Capital With Tanks, Troops and 21-Gun Salute
1 day ago
Authorities Still Searching for Suspect in Shooting of 2 Minnesota State Lawmakers
1 day ago
Caitlin Clark Returns and Leads Fever to Upset Win Over Unbeaten Liberty
1 day ago
Israel and Iran Bombard Each Other, Trump Says He Can ‘Easily’ End Conflict
12 hours ago
Trump Vetoed an Israeli Plan to Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader, US Officials Say
12 hours ago
Newsom Wanted To Fast-Track the Delta Tunnel Project. The Legislature Slowed the Flow
14 hours ago
Five Weeknight Dishes: Seven Ingredients or Fewer, Because Summer
15 hours ago
Big Fresno Fair Unveils Second Wave of 2025 Concert Acts
16 hours ago
Military Parade Barrels Through Nation’s Capital With Tanks, Troops and 21-Gun Salute
1 day ago
Authorities Still Searching for Suspect in Shooting of 2 Minnesota State Lawmakers
1 day ago
Caitlin Clark Returns and Leads Fever to Upset Win Over Unbeaten Liberty
1 day ago
Fresno Man Arrested in Fatal DUI Crash on Trimmer Springs Road
10 hours ago
Categories

Fresno Man Arrested in Fatal DUI Crash on Trimmer Springs Road

Israeli Military Kills 41 People in Gaza, Medics Say

Manhunt for Gunman Who Shot Two Minnesota Lawmakers Enters Second Day

Israel and Iran Bombard Each Other, Trump Says He Can ‘Easily’ End Conflict

Trump Vetoed an Israeli Plan to Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader, US Officials Say

Newsom Wanted To Fast-Track the Delta Tunnel Project. The Legislature Slowed the Flow

Five Weeknight Dishes: Seven Ingredients or Fewer, Because Summer
