Californian Utility Company Ordered to Pay $1-Billion to Cover Wildfire Damages Caused by their Downed Power Lines Pacific Gas & Electric Corp (PG&E) has agreed to pay $1bn to local California authorities to cover damages from a series of deadly wildfires caused by its downed power lines. The settlements announced on Tuesday do not include hundreds of individual claims made by businesses and homeowners, which could amount to more than $30-billion. Related: Almost 240 Wildfires Have Started in […] Fire Firebrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
Almost 240 Wildfires Have Started in California this Week | Continued Heatwave Raising Threat Hundreds of firefighters in California and Arizona are battling multiple wildfires where a record-breaking heatwave could further raise the threat in a region still recovering from last year’s blazes. Temperatures have already reached triple digits with an excessive heat watch in effect until Thursday. Related: San Francisco, CA Hit 100ºF Yesterday | Highest June Temperature in More Than a Century […] Fire Firebrains | June 12, 2019 0 Comments
Largest Wildland Fire in California’s History was Started by Sparks from a Hammer Hitting a Metal Stake California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground started a 2018 blaze in Northern California that killed a firefighter and became the largest wildland fire in the state’s history. Related: Mendocino Complex Fire, CA is Now the Largest in California History The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Thursday that the […] Fire Firebrains | June 7, 2019 0 Comments
Fire Rips Through Operations Buildings at Mount Snow Ski Resort, VT Firefighters say it’s too early to know the cause of a blaze that ripped through the operations building at Mount Snow Ski Resort, VT although it looks like the Tuesday evening fire started in the carpentry shop. Thankfully nobody was in the building when the fire started, which burned down the carpentry shop, snowmaking controls, electrical, plumbing, and offices. We […] Fire Firebrains | June 5, 2019 0 Comments
Wildfire Season is in Full Swing in Canada | “This Fight is Going to be a Tough One” Claims Minister Forest fire season in Canada is already in full swing, with multiple communities under evacuation orders and thick smoke covering parts of Alberta, BC, and northern Ontario, reports CBC. In northern Alberta, tinder-dry conditions and intense heat have led to an explosive growth in wildfires, forcing about 10,000 people from their homes. Trout Lake, AB, a community about 190-miles northeast of […] Fire Firebrains | June 4, 2019 0 Comments
Forest Fires Are Causing Snow to Melt Earlier in the Season, Study Shows Forest fires are causing snow to melt earlier in the season, a trend occurring across the western U.S. that may affect water supplies and trigger even more fires, according to a new study by a team of researchers at Portland State University, the Desert Research Institute, and the University of Nevada, Reno. It’s a cycle that will only be exacerbated […] Fire Firebrains | May 31, 2019 0 Comments
Out-of-Control Wildfire Causes Mandatory Evacuation and State of Emergency in Alberta 5,000 people living in and near High Level, AB are still under an evacuation order because of the danger of an out-of-control wildfire, reports CBC. The Town of High Level issued an evacuation order at 4 pm local time on Monday, telling residents to secure their residences and take their personal belongings, and prepare to be away from their homes […] Fire Firebrains | May 24, 2019 0 Comments
Thanks to Strong Snowpack and Spring Rain Below Average Wildfire Season Expected in Colorado this Summer In its annual spring forecast published yesterday, the Colorado Department of Fire Prevention and Control say Colorado could have a slightly below average wildfire season this year thanks to a strong snowpack and regular spring rain and snow. Related: Trio of Colorado Ski Resorts Have Snowiest March EVER Statewide, the mountain snowpack was well above average Tuesday, ranging from 106% in […] Fire Firebrains | May 11, 2019 0 Comments
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