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After hearing from Cal Fire, Napa County will forego an offer from a private group to base two water-dropping Fire Boss planes here this fire season for early wildfire response. Growers/Vintners for Responsible Agriculture offered to pay $1.5 million to lease the planes and crew from Dauntless Air. But in the face of Cal Fire opposition, the Napa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday rejected the offer for now. “This is an awkward spot for us, because we have people offering an incredi...

Noah Berger, Associated Press  A firefighter runs past flames Oct. 1 while battling the Glass Fire in a Calistoga vineyard. A local group wants to lease two Fire Boss rapid-response planes to be based in Napa County that can dump water on wildfires. Advocates trying to bring two water-dropping, single-engine planes to Napa County to get a quick jump on fighting wildfires will have their day before the county Board of Supervisors. Supervisors at their Tuesday meeting said they want the issue of...

Advocates trying to bring two water-dropping, single-engine planes to Napa County to get a quick jump on fighting wildfires will have their day before the county Board of Supervisors. Supervisors at their Tuesday meeting said they want the issue of the planes equipped with Fire Boss water systems on a future agenda. The discussion could happen as soon as the April 20 meeting. “I feel like we are hearing so much that is not documented about this issue,” county Supervisor Diane Dillon s...

April 07, 2021 On Tuesday, the Napa County Board of Supervisors unanimously endorsed a proposal to reduce fuel – and fire risks in a county where deadly wildfires have destroyed houses, wineries and other properties. The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation, a volunteer organization whose members include firefighters, vintners and other business leaders, commissioned the 18-month study that used remote sensing technology called Lidar to predict fire behavior given the county’s fuel co...

Nicky Flesher doesnt want to be recognized as a football player who just happens to play basketball. He loves both sports equally, and throughout his prep career, the Andrean senior has held his own on the gridiron and hardwood. "I see them both the same," Flesher said. "Whatever sport is in season is the primary one at the time." Flesher is one of several Region athletes who play football and basketball, but for what its worth, he is arguably the best. In the fall, Flesher wrapped up a stellar...

BBC News Published A cancer patient died without suitable end-of-life care after surgery, an ombudsman investigation has found. The wife of the patient, known as Mr W, said he became emaciated, immobile and depressed after surgery for oesophageal cancer in February 2018. Mr W died in September 2018, with palliative care arranged by the health board only two weeks before his death. Swansea Bay and Cwm Taf Morgannwg health boards apologised to his family for the distress they experienced. Accor...

Napa County’s largest unincorporated community of Angwin in the mountains east of St. Helena might — just might — get a second wildfire escape route to Napa Valley, if volunteer labor helps create a stopgap solution. It wasn’t the ideal outcome that some residents sought, but it’s what the county was willing to offer amid various factors. Angwin is a forested community of about 3,000 that includes Pacific Union College. With a wildfire coming from the east, residents wo...

Bremer Family Winery won permission to keep a masonry barn and restrooms within a stream setback.