Crashes and Disasters
SAN JOSE – Crews on Tuesday afternoon battled a large vegetation fire at a busy intersection in San Jose. The fire ignited around 3:20 p.m. at northbound Highway 101 and Tully Road, the San Jose Fire ...
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Wildfire risk upends California’s marijuana heartland as insurance vanishes
The $5 billion industry is under threat as insurers pull out — and the state-created FAIR plan fails to cover growers.
California's Line Fire grows to 26,000 acres, more evacuations underway: See wildfire map
California Fire officials say the blaze is expected to grow significantly over the next two days and evacuation warnings have ...
California Bridge Fire updates: Cooler weather slows wildfire's growth, but evacuations continue
Thousands of firefighting personnel were battling early on Friday a wholly uncontained wildfire spread over some 51,000 acres ...
AI sensors installed around Peninsula to detect wildfires
The sensors have been installed in wildland urban interface areas — the space between wildlife and human habitats — in Woodside, Portola Valley and unincorporated parts of San Mateo County. The ...
Bridge Fire destroys 54 structures, injures 3 firefighters: See wildfire map
The Bridge Fire has set over 54,000 acres ablaze and is only 9% contained, according to officials.
Boyles Fire is just the latest destructive wildfire to hit Lake County in past decade
As crews continue to work to contain the relatively small but destructive Boyles Fire in Lake County, some neighbors told CBS ...
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Google Investing $13M in AI Wildfire-Spotting Efforts
The company said in a blog post that it is teaming up with a satellite maker and a group of nonprofits to launch satellites ...
Speakers Announced, Registration Now Open for PG&E's 2024 Innovation Summit on November 13
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced the speaker lineup for its 2024 Innovation Summit presented in ...