Evacuating Berkeley Hills during a fire could take over 4 hours
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New fire safety rules are coming for San Diego homeowners. Here’s what to know – NBC 7 San Diego
Nearly two-thirds of San Diego homeowners will soon have to take a hard look at the space around…
Fresno County Cal Fire opens new fire station in Friant
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — It’s a new day and a new fire station for Cal Fire. Firehouse…
Cal Fire’s Ramona Air Attack Base being upgraded – NBC 7 San Diego
Construction has been underway at the Ramona Air Attack Base since August. The project will reconstruct the aging…
Firefighters at scene of hay fire near Safari Park
Scene from a hay bale fire in North County. (Photo courtesy San Diego Fire Department) Fire crews were…
911 debacle is California’s latest failed tech adoption
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Six years…
Co-op and greek life houses in ‘very high fire zone,’ requiring fire safety implementation | Campus
A number of student co-op and greek life houses in Berkeley are in a “very high fire zone,”…
Longest-serving female firefighter in Cal Fire San Diego retires
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — After more than three decades working with Cal Fire in San Diego County, Battalion…
As California wildfire rages, Los Angeles threatened with floods, mudslides
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -A fast-moving wildfire raged across thousands of acres of California prairie near the Nevada…
Border 18 Fire now fully contained, apparently caused by target shooting
A Cal Fire San Diego truck on a rural road. (File photo courtesy Cal Fire) The 61-acre Border…
Crews rescue motorcyclist who crashed down Tahoe National Forest embankment
Cal Fire said rescue crews saved a motorcycle driver on Saturday who crashed down a cliff in the…
Border 18 Fire continues to burn in Marron Valley area
San Diego County Fire truck. (File photo courtesy Cal Fire) Containment of a wildfire in the Marron Valley…