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Ivan Gomez was sentenced Wednesday in Monterey County. -
SoCal Edison says in a report to the California Public Utilities Commission an investigation is underway but that there was circuit activity close to the reported time of the fire.
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The fire started around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday near the Romeo 3 training area.
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This comes as California marks the start of Wildfire Preparedness Week.
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In late 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new program to dramatically speed up the state’s wildfire prevention work. But an investigation from CapRadio and The California Newsroom found the program hasn’t resulted in a single completed project.
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Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked in Northern California by its aging power lines.
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A wildfire in Southern California’s Cleveland National Forest is 15% contained.
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A fire-resistant roof, at least 5 feet of defensible space around a home, a clearly defined evacuation route in a neighborhood and the removal of vegetation overgrowth in a community are some of the new statewide insurance standards to reduce the wildfire risk of older homes.
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A fire in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier broke out Thursday afternoon and gutted two homes but firefighters say they're getting a handle on it. Another blaze erupted above the community of Emerald Bay near Laguna Beach before dawn.
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The project included wood-to-steel pole conversions and replacement or undergrounding of equipment to improve the fire resistance of electric infrastructure throughout 880 square miles in eastern San Diego.
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