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…
Fire Department debates safe street advocates on Oakland road design
The Oakland Fire Department is mandated by state law to adopt an updated fire code every three years…
How Zone Zero, designed to protect California homes from wildfire, became plagued with controversy and delays
Late last month, California fire officials made a courtesy call to Los Angeles. The state’s proposed Zone Zero…
Scissors Fire closes down roads in Shelter Valley area
A Cal Fire engine. (File photo courtesy OnScene.Media) Cal Fire crews were on the scene of a quickly-growing…
Crews at scene of structure fire turned brush fire in Julian
A Cal Fire San Diego truck at the scene of a brush fire. (File photo courtesy Cal Fire)…
How the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire changed firefighting in California
For more than 25 years, the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire was the most destructive in California’s modern history.…