Alec Stutson
ReporterAlec Stutson grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Radio Journalism, 20th/21st Century Literature, and a minor in Film Studies. He is a huge podcast junkie, as well as a movie nerd and musician.
In high school, he began making audio documentaries. His passion for radio goes back to elementary school when he fell in love with NPR listening to shows like This American Life in the backseat of his grandparents' car.
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The Fawn Fire, burning near the city of Shasta Lake, has reached around 1,200 acres since it started Wednesday afternoon. According to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, around 4,000 residents have been evacuated in areas north of Redding. -
Chico City Council voted Tuesday night to move forward with a plan to construct an ice rink in the downtown plaza. The controversial plan has already racked up nearly $100,000 in fees owed to Ice America, the group the city is collaborating with on the project.
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Voters are showing up to drop off their ballots in the 2021 gubernatorial recall election. Polls will remain open until 8 p.m.
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Firefighters continue to battle more than a dozen major fires across the state. Cal Fire is urging residents to remember that fire season is far from over.
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The Dixie Fire has been burning for nearly two months, and it continues to prompt evacuation orders for communities in its path. As of Wednesday morning, the Dixie Fire is threatening nearly 13,000 structures. Smoke from the fire and others burning in the North State has also caused hazardous air quality, putting residents at risk of respiratory illness, including COVID-19. More dry and warm weather is forecast through Labor Day weekend, but incident meteorologist Derek Williams said Wednesday there is a slight possibility of some relief next week.
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The Dixie Fire is no longer the state’s top priority wildfire. This week, the Caldor fire surpassed the Dixie fire in terms of Cal Fire’s priorities for resources. Nevertheless, it continues to threaten communities throughout the North State.
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NSPR's Alec Stutson spoke with Fire Advisor for the University of California Cooperative Extension Lenya Quinn-Davidson about community strategies for wildfire prevention.
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The Dixie Fire has been breaking records since it sparked on July 13. It is now the first fire Cal Fire recorded to have burned from west to east across the Sierra Crest.
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It's been 30 days since the Dixie Fire was sparked on July 13. At more than half a million acres, the fire this week became the largest single wildfire in California history, coming in second only to last year's August Complex that was made up of multiple fires that burned more than a million acres.
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It's been 30 days since the Dixie Fire was sparked on July 13. At more than half a million acres, the fire this week became the largest single wildfire in California history, coming in second only to last year's August Complex that was made up of multiple fires that burned more than a million acres.
