Bay Area
California
Committee to hear bill to require backup power for cell towers
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The bill that would require cellphone companies to have backup power for their cell towers so users can make calls during a planned wildfire power outage.City
Piedmont fire crew assisting on Gold Fire in NorCal
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Engine 2841 is currently stationed at a Heli-Base north of Lassen National Park.climate change
As wildfire season looms, California adds 900 firefighters to its crews
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Fewer inmates are available for hand crews so the state is filling the gap.Bay Area
Fireworks to blame for multiple Bay Area fires
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In San Francisco, crews battled 110 fires between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday, with all but two attributed to fireworks.City
Photos | Dracena Park is the scene of risky ‘low angle’ rescue practice
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Fire fighters used the steep sides of the quarry to practice the dramatic technique of rescuing victims from steep falls.Bay Area
How a PG&E contractor with a sketchy past made millions after California’s deadliest fire
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PG&E overlooked a contractor’s involvement in illicit dumping before hiring it to clean up after the Camp Fire.Around Town
PHOTOS | On to greener pastures: Moraga Ave. closed as goats cross from Corporation Yard to Blair Park
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Local goat keeper Martin Mattarese spoke to locals about fire prevention, vegetation management and, yes, goats.Bay Area
Fireworks cause of three-alarm fire in Oakland hills
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Illegal fireworks are to blame for a brushfire that burned 2.5 acres in the Oakland hills early Sunday morning.City
