Jon Heggie News Today

Officials in North County unveiled a new firefighting tool Tuesday just in time for Wildfire Awareness Month in May. Cal Fire said it will help cut water reloading turnaround time in half.

Firefighters have a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer than the general U.S. population, according to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network

Rain believes adding its autonomous systems to uncrewed Sikorsky helicopters could reduce wildfire response times and suppression costs.

Hundreds of students had to enroll in different public schools, private schools or distanced learning. Only 66 people are confirmed to be missing.

Just talk to us. These scripted videos and written statements are a slap in the face to anxious citizens who are losing confidence by the day in county leadership.

Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, leaving it uncertain how many more fire fatalities will eventually be identified.

Several hundred more people are still unaccounted for — 388 at last count on the FBI’s verified list — leaving it uncertain whether any more fire fatalities will eventually be identified.

Hundreds more people are still unaccounted for — 388 at last count on the FBI’s verified list — leaving it uncertain how many fire fatalities will eventually be identified.

Maui County officials did not ask Hawaiian Electric to turn off the power during Red Flag conditions on Aug. 8.

Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jon Heggie wasn’t expecting much to worry about when a late summer fire erupted north of Santa Cruz, home to California’s moist and cool “asbestos forests.”