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California will spend hundreds of millions on prescribed burns and other tactics ahead of what experts fear will be another summer of megafires for the Golden State. Flames lick above vehicles on Highway 162 as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Drought-riddled California will spend over $500 million in the coming months cutting fuel breaks, lighting prescribed burns and conducting othe...

All three judges hearing the appeal of a bid to prevent California from shifting liability for wildfires from utilities to taxpayers said federal courts lack jurisdiction in the case.  FILE – In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, taken with a slow shutter speed, embers light up a hillside behind the Bidwell Bar Bridge as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) (CN) — An effort to prevent the state of California from reforming the way it holds utilities accountable for wildfires started by their equipment appears doomed at the Ninth Circuit, with a panel of judg...

Why it's time to prepare your home ahead of upcoming fire season The lack of rain draws concern for the fire season that is quickly approaching this summer. Here is what people can do to protect their homes. Author: Monica Coleman (ABC10) Updated: 4:34 AM PDT April 12, 2021 OROVILLE, Calif. — People living in Oroville know all too well the devastation that fire season brings after last year's Bear Fire destroying the town of Berry Creek just 17 miles away. Annie Terry lives in Oroville and worked tirelessly during the Bear Fire to bring resources to people i...

Local community group awards grants to help North Complex Fire recovery The North Valley Community Foundation is providing more than $600,000 in new grants for the Bear Fire/North Complex Fire relief through the Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund. Posted: Apr 6, 2021 10:19 PM Posted By: Tori Apodaca BERRY CREEK, Calif. - The North Valley Community Foundation is extending relief to Bear Fire victims. North Valley Community Foundation's Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund is more than $600,000, with $125,000 for a fire prevention project in the Berry Creek area. On Monday, water was pumped out ...

Saving CA from Wildfires by Burning It Is One Solution California and the West are just months removed from one of the worst wildfire seasons in modern history. Climate change is ramping up the hazards, and a dry winter suggests another tough year is coming. by Dale Kasler and Nicole Blanchard, The Sacramento Bee / February 25, 2021 CALISTOGA, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Firefighters watch the Glass Fire slowly creep across a clearing along Silverado Trail (CA-29) on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Calistoga, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles ...