FEMA

Disaster case managers say scores of elderly and disabled people in Butte County haven’t gotten what they need to recover from winter storms last January and February.

Paradise officials and residents are concerned that the town’s first test of its early warning sirens Thursday could scare people and cause difficult emotions to resurface. Also, 20 members of Congress from California are sending a letter to the EPA today — they’re worried that a rule intended to improve air quality could make it harder to conduct prescribed burns, and more than 1,200 people in Butte County were counted as experiencing homelessness in the 2023 Point-In-Time report released yesterday.

A trial was set in Butte County to determine whether the suspect in the Oroville bus shooting is competent to stand trial. Also, California's reparations task force has released a report detailing the harm experienced by African Americans, and legislation aims to improve FEMA’s response to wildfires.

People of Ukrainian descent gather at the California Capitol in Sacramento to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Also, two Chico State researchers study where Camp Fire survivors have moved over the past three years, and FEMA officials worry about potential flooding in areas that have experienced recent wildfires.

Police say multiple people were shot and one person was killed Wednesday in Oroville. Also, an Oroville man accused of trying to kill a CHP officer enters a plea and a new bill aims to improve FEMA’s wildfire response.

An investigation into FEMA claims after 2020's historic wildfires in Oregon and California reveals wide fluctuations in approval rates and denials of people who met aid criteria.

A financial breakthrough was announced that could help as many as 5,000 Camp Fire burn scar property owners eliminate lingering dangers. The Federal…

About 34 people from a host of charitable organizations were in Chico Thursday, brushing up on ways to assist Camp Fire survivors—it’s more than a full…

A new effort is being made to reconnect with Camp Fire survivors who may have fallen through the cracks.The consortium of government, non-profit,…

Officials may cut a deal with the Federal Emergency Management Agency that lets Camp Fire survivors buy their dwellings. Tuesday, the Butte County Board…