wildfires
California firefighters dodge death, face harrowing conditions on the job
December 17, 2018A crew setting a back burn to stop the blaze was suddenly overrun by flames when erratic winds suddenly shifted.
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Fires put pressure on California utilities despite new pro-company law
November 15, 2018"There is a problem when the motive is profit, and that just may not be the right motive for providing utility services.”
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California apocalypse: Fire and fury
November 14, 2018It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen, a hellish reality in a paradise I once took for granted.
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As California burns Trump threatens cuts and outrages the firefighters
November 13, 2018Trump’s threat to withhold disaster aid from the Golden State outraged first responders and state officials.
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California wildfire pushes toward Malibu, Pacific Ocean
November 9, 2018The fire rapidly climbed into the Santa Monica Mountains and raced toward the coast. “The perimeter is now the Pacific Ocean."
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