California Fires Destroy Structures, Force Residents to Flee September 9, 2022 HEMET, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday to gain control of major California wildfires that have grown explosively and forced...
Southern California Wildfires Grow with Little Containment September 8, 2022 HEMET, Calif. (AP) — Two wildfires burned out of control in the inland Southern California region on Wednesday, forcing evacuations...
Edison Raises California Fires Loss Estimate to $7.5 Billion November 3, 2021 By Mark Chediak Edison International’s Southern California Edison raised its estimated losses from 2017 and 2018 wildfires to $7.5 billion after reaching a...
California Utilities to Spend Billions to Cut Wildfire Risk February 8, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s largest utilities said Friday that they will spend about $13 billion to reduce the risk...
Utility to Pay $2B Settlement in Deadly 2018 California Fire January 27, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison will pay $2.2 billion to settle insurance claims from a deadly, destructive wildfire...
Fierce California Winds Fan Fires, Topple Trees and Trucks January 21, 2021 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Months-old embers from a deadly California fire were blown back to life Tuesday by powerful...
Power Cuts Begin in California as Winds Threaten to Spark Fires December 2, 2020 By Mark Chediak and David R. Baker Power shutoffs that could ultimately affect more than 1 million people in Southern California began Wednesday morning as high winds...
Calmer California Winds Help Firefighters Beat Back 2 Blazes October 29, 2020 By Brian Melley and Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES — Calmer weather on Wednesday allowed firefighters to beat back twin blazes that drove nearly 100,000 Southern California...
Utility Says its Equipment May Have Sparked California Blaze October 28, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Olga R. Rodriguez LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for...
Big Power Shutoffs in California as Winds Boost Fire Danger October 27, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez and Amy Taxin SAN FRANCISCO — Large swaths of California had no electricity Monday as utilities tried to prevent the chance of their...