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As wildfire season looms, California adds 900 firefighters to its crews

By Rachel Becker | CALmatters | July 9, 2020
Fewer inmates are available for hand crews so the state is filling the gap.
Bay Area

Fireworks to blame for multiple Bay Area fires

By Bay City News | July 6, 2020
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

By Photos by Julie Reichle | July 3, 2020
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

By Scott Morris | Bay City News | June 30, 2020
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

By Photos by Julie Reichle | June 30, 2020
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

By Bay City News | June 29, 2020
Illegal fireworks are to blame for a brushfire that burned 2.5 acres in the Oakland hills early Sunday morning.
City

Message from Fire Chief: Fireworks, sparklers are dangerous and illegal

By Bret Black | Piedmont Fire Department | June 25, 2020
As the 4th of July approaches, PFD reminds us that all forms of fireworks are prohibited in Piedmont.
California

PG&E sentenced to maximum $4M penalty in Camp Fire

By Julia Cheever | Bay City News | June 19, 2020
PG&E engaged in "a callous disregard for the safety and property of the citizens of Butte County," says Judge Michael Deems.
California

PG&E to plead guilty Tuesday to 84 involuntary manslaughter counts in Camp Fire case

By Julia Cheever | Bay City News | June 16, 2020
Under a plea agreement announced in March, the utility will pay the maximum possible penalty of about $4 million.
City

Video: Fire Chief asks residents to prepare for fire season

By Bret Black, Piedmont Fire Chief | June 9, 2020
Removing dead and dying plants, shrubs, trees and grass will help defend your home from wildfires.
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