Caldor Fire – California Globe

OPINION: Fighting Fire With Fire – The Demise of Prometheus

August 19, 2024 2:45 amAugust 19, 2024 2:46 am

As the wildfire crisis in the American West reaches a tipping point, it’s time for a candid conversation about the role of federal agencies in managing forests and fighting this plague of devastating fires. LAKE TAHOE, NV. As the American...

Burn Back Better? USFS Chief’s Letter of Intent Provokes Revolt in the Firefighting Community

May 30, 2024 11:25 amMay 30, 2024 11:25 am

“The Forest Service has no authority to let fires burn millions of acres—misappropriating tax dollars and recklessly destroying our natural resources…It’s an inverse condemnation of private property and wanton destruction of public resources, pure and simple,” Chief forester Frank Carroll...

Proven Forest Management Act Passes House Natural Resources Committee

July 11, 2023 3:22 pmJuly 11, 2023 3:32 pm

California Congressman Tom McClintock (R) has warned for many years: “Excess timber comes out of the forest one way or the other: it is either carried out or it burns out. From the inception of the U.S. Forest Service, we...

Man Who Set 2020 Big Sur Dolan Fire Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison

May 20, 2022 12:43 pm

Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced on Thursday that Monterey County Superior Court Judge Pamela Butler had sentenced the arsonist who set off the Dolan Fire in August 2020 to 24 years in prison due to the fire injuring...

Father, Son Arrested Over Allegedly Starting Caldor Wildfire in Northern CA

December 9, 2021 11:52 am

A Northern California father and son were arrested on Wednesday over allegedly starting the large Caldor wildfire in August, which had come close to burning down the resort city of South Lake Tahoe. The Caldor Fire began on August 14th...

Rep. Tom McClintock Calls on President Biden to Fulfill His Promise to Caldor Fire Victims

November 20, 2021 7:50 amNovember 20, 2021 8:02 am

Rep. Tom McClintock sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling upon him to fulfill the promise he made to assist the victims of the Caldor Fire when he visited the scene on September 13, 2021. The Federal Emergency Management...

325,000 Homeowners, Renters in Wildfire Counties Won’t Lose Homeowners Insurance

September 21, 2021 3:54 pm

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a new one-year moratorium protecting 325,000 homeowners and renters in 22 counties from having their fire insurance dropped on Monday. The new mandatory one-year moratorium on non-renewals covers those with insurance in ZIP codes...