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Former PG&E executives agree to $117 million settlement over California wildfires

Former executives with utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric have reached a $117 million settlement agreement in connection to the 2017 North Bay fires and the 2018 Camp fire, officials said.

Los Angeles Times

Clearing California’s landscapes is critical to stopping megablazes. Why is it taking so long?

Climate crisis has upped the ante in the state where progress has been hampered despite a considerable budget allocation

The Guardian - US

Colorado forest lovers brace as feds rev up multibillion-dollar 'wildfire crisis' logging across West

DENVER — Lodgepole pines grow thick in mountain foothill forests west of Denver. Government-backed loggers cut down thousands. This left a hole across several acres of the popular Flying J Ranch Park that, close up, looks to visitors more like mowing than thinning.

The Denver Post

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Forest service seizes PG&E equipment as part of fire probe

Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in their probe into the cause of a Northern California fire that has become the largest in the state this year

The Independent UK

Researcher highlights burn-off risks, lack of benefits

A recent study found forests were more likely to burn during the regrowth period.

The Canberra Times

‘The climate crisis is now’: haunting video spotlights California wildfires

The release by a Greta Thunberg-inspired activist group was timed with the global climate strike protests launching Friday

The Guardian - US

‘Dramatic’ rise in wildfire smoke triggers decline in US air quality for millions

Recent record fire seasons in the west have increased pollution across the country, affecting people’s health, scientists say

The Guardian - US

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Rodents chewing on wires in an electrical box sparked a wildfire in Colorado canyon

DENVER — A wildfire in Waterton Canyon, sparked by rodents chewing on live wires in an electrical box, was doused by firefighters with West Metro Fire and Rescue.

The Denver Post

California wildfire survivors are showing up to help others evacuate Mosquito fire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Warren Thompson understands fear. He never finished his morning coffee on that windy fall day four years ago because a branch — on fire — blew over his head when he stepped outside, and he knew the wildfire was coming. He ran.

Tribune News Service

Mosquito fire is at 21% containment, but how will a shift in the weather affect the spread?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Firefighters are looking to gain the upper hand on the Mosquito fire in El Dorado and Placer counties ahead of an afternoon of stiff winds and possible rain Sunday.

Tribune News Service

An early-season storm could help suppress Northern California wildfires

An early fall storm system could bring sustained rain to parts of the Central Coast and Northern California, including over the Mosquito fire, which became the state's largest wildfire of the year Wednesday night.

Miami Herald

Amid catastrophic wildfires, forest management plan in Big Bear still sparks controversy

Big Bear just had a close call.

The Orange County Register

California’s largest fire keeps growing, threatening homes, air quality, giant sequoias

The Mosquito fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills is California’s largest blaze this year, and it continued to grow Thursday, threatening thousands of homes and the region’s air quality, as well as a historic grove of giant sequoias.

Los Angeles Times

NSW Rural Fire Service addressed a 'wounded' community seeking an apology after ill-fated back-burn

Residents are left with questions about a back-burn in the Blue Mountains during the Black Summer bushfires, as NSW Rural Fire Service commissioners address a community meeting of people devastated by the blaze.

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The Independent UK

California wildfire 'looking a whole heck of a lot better'

Firefighters again prevented flames from entering a Northern California mountain town and reported major progress against the week-old blaze that’s become the largest in the state so far this year

The Independent UK

Major wildfire in southwestern France non longer spreading

A major wildfire that ravaged forests in southwestern France has stopped spreading, according to local authorities

Tribune News Service

Children in Northern California learn to cope with wildfire trauma

SONOMA, Calif. — Maia and Mia Bravo stepped outside their house on a bright summer day and sensed danger.

The Guardian - UK

‘Part of the same land’: Lebanese and Syrians join forces to fight wildfires

Volunteer firefighting service is bringing refugees and local people together to save Akkar province’s ancient woodlands

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Swelling Mosquito Fire surpasses 60,000 acres to become California's largest wildfire this year

Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place as the blaze burns at 20% containment in El Dorado and Placer counties.

Los Angeles Times

Mosquito fire nears 60,000 acres, poised to become largest blaze in California this year

LOS ANGELES — The Mosquito fire in Northern California continued to burn into historically dry fuels on Wednesday, growing close to 60,000 acres. It is poised to surpass the McKinney fire as the largest blaze to burn in California this year.

Reuters

Wildfire still raging in southwestern France, more evacuations

A wildfire raging since Monday in southwestern France prompted authorities to evacuate an extra 500 people on Wednesday, bringing the total to over 1,000 in an area already hit this summer by huge blazes.

Tribune News Service

Mosquito Fire erupts again after crews had made ‘great strides’ in containment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Mosquito fire erupted again on Tuesday afternoon, spreading toward Placer County towns that have been under mandatory evacuation orders since the middle of last week when the wildfire made its first explosive, destructive run.

Tribune News Service

‘Great strides’ in Mosquito fire containment, as California blaze nears 50,000 acres

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Crews continue to make steady progress battling the Mosquito fire burning in Placer and El Dorado counties, with officials reporting “great strides” in containment on some sections of the fire amid changing weather conditions.

Evening Standard

New wildfires hit southwestern France amid record 39C heatwave

The huge blaze caused more than 500 people to flee their homes in the Gironde region

Los Angeles Times

Forest Service resumes prescribed fire program, but some fear new rules will delay projects

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its prescribed burning program with new rules that it says will minimize the risk of fires escaping control and damaging communities. The announcement comes after a 90-day pause prompted by a pair of escaped burns that merged into the largest wildfire…

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