Cal Fire

Stations affected are Harts Mill Fire Station 62 in Berry Creek, Stirling City Fire Station 13, and Jarbo Gap Fire Station 36.

Butte County is exploring the viability of outdoor warning sirens to notify foothill communities of wildfire danger. Also, survivors of the Mill Fire have reached a settlement agreement with the company that’s been connected to the fire, and Cal Fire is seeking public comment on a new Fire Hazard Severity Zones map.

Cal Fire has released its damage assessment map showing buildings destroyed in the Mill and the Mountain fires burning in Siskiyou County. Also, overnight temperatures have remained high during this week’s heat wave, and ecologists say extreme heat can accelerate tree death.

Favorable weather has helped firefighters battling the deadly McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County. Also, tips on how to protect yourself from wildfire smoke, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak.

Wildfires leave a tremendous amount of wood on the ground, and forest thinning produces even more. Despite that surplus of timber in California’s forests, Cal Fire says more than 80% of the wood used in the state is imported.

An investigation by The California Newsroom finds Cal Fire has fumbled responsibilities of managing forests and preventing catastrophic fires. Also, officials give an update on Dixie Fire debris removal, and California state lawmakers are seeking a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to an abortion.

A months-long investigation from The California Newsroom examined Cal Fire’s efforts to prevent catastrophic wildfires ahead of what could be another devastating fire season.

NSPR speaks with a CalMatters reporter about Cal Fire’s struggle to retain firefighters as it confronts an ongoing threat of megafires. Also, high temperatures are bringing concerns for heat-related illness in the North State, and California lawmakers are investigating the state’s high gasoline prices.

Officials in Butte County have used their new evacuation zone map multiple times this fire season and the county sheriff warns of the potential for devastating wildfires. Also, a journalist investigates the mental health of firefighters in California, and gun owners in the state would be required to carry insurance under a bill introduced in the Legislature.

A fire in Tehama County northwest of Corning destroyed 10 structures and is threatening more than 100 others. Also, Cal Fire-Butte County is focusing on the communities of Cohasset and Forest Ranch as the summer fire season approaches, and disaster has robbed Paradise High School’s class of 2022 of a sense of normalcy.