Jamie Jiang
Former NSPR ReporterJamie was NSPR’s wildfire reporter and Report For America corps member. She covered all things fire, but her main focus was wildfire recovery in the North State. Before NSPR, Jamie was at UCLA, where she dabbled in college radio and briefly worked as a podcast editor at the Daily Bruin.
She also worked as a news intern at KCUR — Kansas City’s NPR affiliate station — where she reported on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Jamie uses community engagement journalism to tell the stories of real people actually living with wildfires.
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Applications are now open for prescribed fire training in Plumas County. A train derailed Sunday, sending coal into the Feather River and today is the last day of the annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Summit and Day of Action.
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Local emergency management and law enforcement officials say landline connections are crucial during wildfires.
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Landlines are crucial for wildfire safety, North State officials say in opposition to AT&T’s new proposal to end the service. Also, Chico councilors move to support a new appeal against Martin v. Boise case, and a new farm to food bank program in Yuba and Sutter counties began this week.
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On average crowdfunding can raise 10 times more money than survivors get from federal assistance. Authors of a new study say survivors will increasingly rely on crowdfunding in the future.
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The Butte PBA helped a landowner burn vegetation on Pentz Road, a major evacuation route used during the Camp Fire.
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An exhibit at UC Davis argues the future isn’t pre-determined when it comes to wildfires. Also, a new study by Harvard University shows the Chico area has the second highest share of rent-burned residents in the state, and the California Public Utilities Commission has fined PG&E $45 million for its involvement in the 2021 Dixie Fire as part of a settlement between the company and utility regulator.
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An art exhibit put on by two UC Davis professors shows the future isn’t predetermined when it comes to wildfire.
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One neighborhood in Paradise joined the “Firewise USA” program last year. This year, 20 new neighborhoods are expected.
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The Paradise Town Council will let Camp Fire survivors live on their properties until April 2025 without rebuilding. Some survivors are only now beginning to return, in trailers.
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The Paradise Town Council will let Camp Fire survivors live on their properties for another year without rebuilding. Some survivors are only now beginning to return, in trailers. Also, the California State University and California Faculty Association reached a tentative deal last night after professors, lecturers and other staff walked out on the first day of classes on all 23 CSU campuses yesterday, and the National Weather Service has lifted flood watches for the North State and the next storm isn’t expect to raise flood risk.