Mann Fire burning in Norco now 100 percent contained

The Mann Fire burning in the city of Norco was 100% contained Friday, CAL FIRE Riverside said. The fire burned 180 acres.

California bill would bar insurers from declining fire coverage

The industry has resisted previous action to force companies to insure homeowners in high risk areas. Insurers say that devastating and more frequent blazes have jeopardized their profitability and capability to provide coverage.

20 firefighters return to SoCal after battling raging fires in Australia

Twenty Angeles National Forest firefighters returned to Los Angeles Wednesday morning after spending almost a month battling the raging wildfires in Australia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. 

Three American firefighters killed in plane crash while battling Australian wildfires

Three American firefighters died in a water tanker plane crash Thursday while battling wildfires in Australia, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed.

Feds to bill fire victims if utility doesn’t pay $4B: report

Federal officials are prepared to bill wildfire victims for a portion of the nearly $4 billion the government says it’s owed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co., if the debt isn’t resolved as part of the utility’s bankruptcy case, according to a newspaper report Sunday.

Pasadena firefighter deployed to Australia to assist in wildfires

A Pasadena firefighter is expected to fly out sometime Saturday night to assist Australia with the unprecedented wildfires on that continent, a city official said on Saturday.

Smoke from Australian bushfires reaches South America, UN reports

The fires have caused hazardous air quality in major cities throughout Australia and part of New Zealand, and now the smoke has drifted thousands of kilometers across the Pacific Ocean, first reaching Argentina and Chile Monday.

Squirrel destroys home, insurance company won't cover damage

An Atlanta couple said they came home from a winter vacation to find their house had been ransacked by an unusual suspect: a squirrel.

Angeles National Forest Service sending 20 local firefighters to Australia

The Angeles National Forest Service is sending 20 firefighters to Australia to help battle the raging wildfires in the country, a spokesman announced Friday.

Lawsuit: In-N-Out responsible for 2017 California wildfire

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — Cal Fire alleges that fast food chain In-N-Out was responsible for a 2017 wildfire in rural Arroyo Grande, according to a lawsuit filed in San Luis Obispo Superior Court.

Godbey Fire sparks in La Cañada Flintridge; structures threatened

Firefighters battled a two-alarm uphill brush fire that immediately threatened structures in La Canada Flintridge Thursday afternoon.

California crisis of fires, blackouts decades in the making, experts say

The utility that serves more than 5 million electrical customers in one of the world’s most technologically advanced areas is now faced again and again with a no-win decision: risk starting catastrophic deadly wildfires, or turn off the lights and immiserate millions of paying customers.

SoCal Edison to pay $360M in settlements for deadly Woolsey, Thomas fires

A Southern California utility has agreed to pay $360 million to settle lawsuits brought by local governments over deadly wildfires sparked by its equipment in the last two years, including one blamed for a mudslide that killed more than 20 people.

California beer insulting utility PG&E brews backlash

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Anger over devastating California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric power lines is coming to a head — in a beer. And an outcry is brewing.