/tags/cal-fire cal fire en-US Copyright Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:27:35 GMT /weather/2024-07-01/heat-wave-during-independence-day-raises-wildfire-worries As Independence Day looms, so too does a heat wave that's expected throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California. The combination of strong winds, low humidity and firework use is increasing the threat of wildfires. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:27:35 GMT /weather/2024-07-01/heat-wave-during-independence-day-raises-wildfire-worries Roman Battaglia /wildfire/2023-07-12/drones-satellites-and-ai-how-california-fights-its-unpredictable-wildfires-with-analytics As nights warm and droughts intensify, past models predicting fire behavior have become unreliable. So California is working with analysts and tapping into new technology to figure out how to attack wildfires. Gleaned from military satellites, drones and infrared mapping, the information is spat out in real time and triaged by a fire behavior analyst. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:02:20 GMT /wildfire/2023-07-12/drones-satellites-and-ai-how-california-fights-its-unpredictable-wildfires-with-analytics Julie Cart /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-11/cal-fire-awards-grant-to-double-state-seedling-production This week, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection awarded $3 million to Sierra Pacific Industries to jumpstart production of tree seedlings for wildfire restoration. Sun, 11 Dec 2022 15:09:05 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-11/cal-fire-awards-grant-to-double-state-seedling-production Roman Battaglia /wildfire/2022-12-02/by-the-numbers-californias-mild-2022-wildfire-season Moderate weather and well-timed rainstorms in much of California combined to curb the acreage and structures burned. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 13:43:55 GMT /wildfire/2022-12-02/by-the-numbers-californias-mild-2022-wildfire-season Julie Cart /wildfire/2022-11-20/members-of-congress-demand-answers-from-the-forest-service-following-capradio-california-newsroom-wildfire-investigation The yearlong investigation revealed how the Forest Service warned — for decades — that a wildfire could wipe out the small town of Grizzly Flats, but the agency didn’t fulfill its plan to protect the town. Sun, 20 Nov 2022 14:42:20 GMT /wildfire/2022-11-20/members-of-congress-demand-answers-from-the-forest-service-following-capradio-california-newsroom-wildfire-investigation Scott Rodd / CapRadio /wildfire/2022-06-22/cal-fire-fumbles-key-responsibilities-to-prevent-catastrophic-wildfires-despite-historic-budget Cal Fire has publicly signaled a commitment to rebalancing its priorities. But a monthslong investigation by The California Newsroom, a public media collaboration, found that the department continues to fumble key responsibilities related to forest management and wildfire mitigation. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:00:35 GMT /wildfire/2022-06-22/cal-fire-fumbles-key-responsibilities-to-prevent-catastrophic-wildfires-despite-historic-budget Scott Rodd / CapRadio, Danielle Venton/KQED /wildfire/2022-06-15/slow-burn-cal-fire-has-failed-to-fight-ptsd-heavy-workloads About 10% of Cal Fire’s workforce quit the agency last year. “We are at critical mass, guaranteed,” one Cal Fire captain said. Workers’ comp cases for PTSD are routinely denied, and many crews are fatigued from working weeks at a time with no time off. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:48:33 GMT /wildfire/2022-06-15/slow-burn-cal-fire-has-failed-to-fight-ptsd-heavy-workloads Julie Cart /wildfire/2022-05-16/bill-could-ease-cal-fires-staffing-shortage-and-the-toll-on-firefighters-mental-health With what could well be another demanding fire season coming on, California State Senator Mike McGuire has authored a bill to increase staffing and ease the burden on overstressed firefighters. Mon, 16 May 2022 13:42:20 GMT /wildfire/2022-05-16/bill-could-ease-cal-fires-staffing-shortage-and-the-toll-on-firefighters-mental-health Nicole Nixon /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-04-01/indigenous-activists-protest-plans-to-log-redwoods-in-a-northern-california-forest Native people and their allies are pushing back against plans by Cal Fire to log in California's largest state-owned forest. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:22:57 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-04-01/indigenous-activists-protest-plans-to-log-redwoods-in-a-northern-california-forest Manola Secaira /environment-energy-and-transportation/2019-10-31/firefighter-with-ashland-contractor-injured-in-kincade-fire UPDATE: THURSDAY, NOV.7 10:00 a.m. Titan Cheatham, the firefighter injured in the Kincade Fire, is still recovering at the burn center at UC Davis Medical… Fri, 01 Nov 2019 03:28:47 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2019-10-31/firefighter-with-ashland-contractor-injured-in-kincade-fire Erik Neumann