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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Firefighters respond to a fire near Cordelia Road and Interstate 680 in rural Fairfield, Friday, June 20, 2014. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic) Rural fire reorganization proposal ‘merges’ Vaca-Cordelia, adds large Suisun piece FAIRFIELD — A reorganization proposal, if approved, would integrate the Vacaville and Cordelia rural fire districts and cleave a large chunk of the Suisun rural district into the mix. The proposal was presented to the Suisun and Vacavi...

Special Draw Deer Hunt on Knoxville Wildlife Area in Napa County The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for a limited, lottery draw deer hunt scheduled for opening week of the A-Zone general deer season, August 14-20, on the Knoxville Wildlife Area in Napa County. The 21,000-acre Knoxville Wildlife Area is located approximately 1.5 miles north of Lake Berryessa and is a Type C wildlife area. This special lottery draw deer hunt was created to limit th...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Firefighters fight a fire at a burning house during the LNU Lightning Complex Fire along Pleasants Valley Road in rural Vacaville, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic file) New fire council forming in Pleasants Valley VACAVILLE — The Pleasants Valley Agriculture Association has launched the PVAA Community Fire Safety Council, tying in with the start of the 2021 fire season. The farmers and rural area landowners in Vacaville were hit hard in ...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA 2nd Lt. Amelia Chromy, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs chief of media operations, walks with a camera on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020. It was Chromy’s first day at Travis and the same day that the base was evacuated due to the LNU Lightning Complex fires. (Courtesy photo) Every branch of service has presence in Solano County Each of the six branches of the military has a presence in Solano County. The largest is one of th...

Solano parks, recreation commission to review LNU fire recovery FAIRFIELD — An update of the fire recovery at Lake Solano is scheduled to be presented to the county Parks and Recreation Commission when it meets Thursday. A portion of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire burned through Lake Solano Park as it raged into Solano County in August after starting in Napa County. The commission meets at 10 a.m. in Multipurpose Rooms 1600 and 1610 on the first floor of the government center, 675 Texas St., ...

A Possible Way To Help Bay Area Forests Recover After Wildfires? Introduce Mushrooms Forest fires play a crucial role in natural life cycles — its just that human activity is exacerbating that rhythm. In order to give Mother Nature a leg up after the flames cease, Santa Cruz researchers are using oyster mushrooms to help break down the ash from previous wildfires. Technically speaking, were not even in wildfire season yet; thats not going to happen until the beginning of June. But the Bay Are...

NationofChange Drinking water should be assumed to be chemically unsafe until proven otherwise. More than 58,000 fires scorched the United States last year, and 2021 is on track to be even drier. What many people don’t realize is that these wildfires can do lasting damage beyond the reach of the flames—they can contaminate entire drinking water systems with carcinogens that last for months after the blaze. That water flows to homes, contaminating the plumbing, too. Over th...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Joseph Samaniego of Vacaville, known locally as Joe Sam, will perform at a wildfire recovery benefit at Joyful Ranch in rural Vacaville, Saturday, May 22, 2021. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic) Hear tunes from folk artist Joe Sam at rural Vacaville benefit VACAVILLE — Joseph Samaniego, who locals know as Joe Sam, is pitching in his musical talents May 22 for an event that will feature art created from the burned farm and rural properties after the LNU Lightning C...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA A destroyed house remains on Serenity Hills Road after the LNU Lightning Complex fire. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic) AccuWeather: Conditions coming together for another historic wildfire season According to AccuWeather meteorologists, an ominous outlook. The significant lack of precipitation in recent months has set the stage for a dangerous season ahead with more than 75% of the western United States experiencing drought conditions, 21% of which is under exceptio...

Supervisors approve 1st housing project since LNU fire FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors on Tuesday approved the final map for phase one of the Lands of Morgan Project subdivision in the Vacaville foothills. While the project is several years in the pipeline, it is the first housing project approved since the devastating LNU Lightning Complex Fire last year. The action was part of the consent calendar. There was no comment. Attempts to reach Supervisor John Vasquez were not successful. Th...