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Judge Halts Massive Development Along Grapevine, Citing Wildfire Risk

A long-running plan to build a community of 19,000 homes on vast Tejon Ranch along Interstate 5 south of Bakersfield has been halted by a judge who cited high wildfire risk. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff on Tuesday rejected Los Angeles County’s approval of the developer’s environmental impact report, effectively...

Whack and Stack: PG&E’s Toppling of Trees Creates New Hazards

Kristi and Brian Anderson have some thoughts about how the first year of California’s “get-tough-on-utilities” approach to preventing wildfires is going: Badly. Very badly. The Andersons, who live in Bonny Doon, nestled in the mountains near Santa Cruz, lost their home four months ago in the CZU Lightning Complex fires. But their...

Wildfire Destroys, Damages 20 Homes in Reno Neighborhood

RENO, Nev. — A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds destroyed or damaged about 20 homes in a Reno neighborhood and forced the evacuation of hundreds more on the edge of the Sierra Nevada foothills, authorities said Wednesday. It was one of several blazes burning near the Nevada-California border. Preliminary...

California Braces for Renewed Fire Threat From Windy Weather

SAN FRANCISCO — Dry, windy weather posed an extreme wildfire risk Wednesday in Northern California, where massive blazes already have destroyed hundreds of homes and killed or injured dozens of people. The National Weather Service issued a red-flag warning for extreme fire danger from 5 a.m. through Friday morning. With...

Flaming Ping Pong Balls are Latest Weapon in Wildfire Battle

Firefighters battling the massive Creek Fire have added a unique new tool to their arsenal. Flaming ping-pong balls, also known in the firefighting trade as Delayed Aerial Ignition Devices, are being used to clear brush and other "ground fuels" to help bring the fire under control. Balls Dropped by Helicopter in...

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