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SARAH BOHANNON, ANCHOR:
Three years ago today (Sept. 27), the Zogg Fire burned down more than 200 homes and killed four people in rural Shasta County.
Several settlements were approved this year in connection with that fire.
NSPR’s Jamie Jiang reports.
JAMIE JIANG, REPORTER:
The Zogg Fire was caused by a pine tree falling on PG&E equipment.
But this year, a Shasta County judge said the company was not liable for the fire starting and dropped all criminal charges.
Instead, the company agreed to a $50 million settlement.
Of that money, almost all — $45 million — went to local organizations, including law enforcement, fire departments and nonprofits.
Some Zogg Fire survivors say the money doesn’t do enough to help Igo and Ono, the communities destroyed by the fire.
Two Shasta County supervisors met with survivors earlier this month to address the settlement controversy.
In another settlement approved this year by the California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E paid the state $10 million and pledged to invest $140 million to help mitigate future wildfires.
