Tag: wildfires
60,000 Evacuated in Irvine Over Wildfire Threat
On Monday, the city of Irvine issued an evacuation order for 60,000 residents due to the Silverado Fire growing rapidly around the city. https://twitter.com/City_of_Irvine/status/1320758779613384706 The Silverado Fire began early on Monday, erupting as a vegetation fire at 6:47 A.M. just...
CDCR Announces That 8 Prisoner Wildfire Camps Will Close by End of Year
Earlier this week, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced that 8 of it’s 43 prisoner wildfire camps, known as Conservation Camps, will be closing at the end of the year. The closures will be split between Northern...
How to Save California’s Forests
For about twenty million years, California’s forests endured countless droughts, some lasting over a century. Natural fires, started by lightning and very frequent in the Sierras, were essential to keep forest ecosystems healthy. In Yosemite, for example, meadows used to...
PG&E Warning More ‘Public Safety Power Shutoffs’ in Northern CA
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced Thursday that “Public Safety Power Shutoffs” would take place Sunday and Monday in northern California and Sierra foothills. However, not one of the nine Bay Area counties are included, MSN reported, despite that CalFire...
Gov. Newsom, Senator Harris Accused Of Trespassing On Property For Wildfire Photo Op
On Thursday, citizens of Auberry accused Governor Gavin Newsom, and Vice Presidential candidate and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) of trespassing on private property that was ravaged by wildfires earlier this week for a photo opportunity. Trespassing for a photo opportunity...
Exclusive: Siskiyou County Sup. Ray Haupt’s Meeting with the President
President Donald Trump made a stop in Sacramento, CA Monday to meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom and state and local officials to discuss the 2020 wildfires. One of those officials was Siskiyou County Supervisor Ray Haupt. How he got tapped in...