California Firefighting Agency Requests Another $234 Million For 2018
As fall — usually California's busiest fire season — approaches, officials say the agency that oversees emergency fire responses is running out of money.
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After The Wildfires: Artist Captures Plight Of Napa's Undocumented Workers
Napa Valley's wine industry relies heavily on immigrants, but the undocumented are often ineligible for services when disaster strikes. An artist depicts how the 2017 fires impacted this community.
Noxious Mix of Smoke And Pollution Stresses Health In California's Heartland
Low-income residents living near highways and agricultural and industrial zones are getting hit with a "double whammy" as wildfire smoke drifts to areas where the air is often polluted already.
Verizon Throttled Firefighters' Data As Mendocino Wildfire Raged, Fire Chief Says
Santa Clara Fire Chief Anthony Bowden said data speeds plummeted — and he blames the repeal of net neutrality. Now, he's backing state and local agencies that are pushing to undo the FCC decision.
Firefighters Continue Making Headway Against California Blazes
Steep, rugged terrain has slowed progress on most of the fires raging throughout the state, including the Ranch Fire. But by Sunday, officials said the Ferguson fire was fully contained.
Firefighters Make Gains Against California Fires
As more than a dozen blazes continue to decimate massive swaths of the state, firefighters took advantage of cooling temperatures to make progress before another heat wave hits the state.
In Parts Of California Blanketed With Wildfire Smoke, Breathing Is 'A Chore'
As fires continue to rage in California, smoke is causing health problems for some residents. Public health officials warn against breathing polluted air.
Trump Claims California Is Wasting Water That Could Be Used To Fight Wildfires
The president blamed the intensity of the fires on state environmental policies, incorrectly claiming water that could be used to fight the fires is being pumped into the Pacific Ocean.
PHOTOS: As One California Wildfire Ebbs, Another Explodes
The Carr Fire, which killed seven people, has been partially contained and the threat to residents reduced. But the Mendocino Complex Fire is now the second-largest wildfire in state history.
California Wildfires Reignite Old Trauma For Survivors Of Last Year's Blazes
In fire-torn parts of the West, some people who are now safe struggle mightily when they again smell smoke or see an orange haze in the sky. That's normal, say therapists. And you can quench the fear.