Preparedness and Communications

Pacific Gas & Electric is pushing hard for a change in the policy that would exempt PG&E from paying damages for fires in which the utility had acted responsibly.

A 19-member commission is in the midst of surveying and evaluating the safety measures currently in place at every public school in Louisiana.

National Night Out events highlight first responders around the country — such as law enforcement, firefighters, rescue teams and paramedics — by offering the community a chance to enjoy fun activities in a "block party" type setting.

The money will go toward fire prevention education programs and projects such as cutting back flammable vegetation — activities that might stop, or at least dull the intensity of, future fires.

In all some 98 firefighters from 29 Texas fire departments in 20 counties are heading this week to the Golden State to battle wildfires that have burned more than 750,000 acres.

The sirens were originally installed some 20 years ago by the federal government as part of the chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program.

The technology Cal Fire is most excited about: Over the next five years it will get a dozen new Black Hawk helicopters — designed in the 1970s — to replace its fleet of Hueys, which previously served in the Vietnam War.

(TNS) - Melissa Morgado began 2018 trying to solve an arithmetic problem: How many nights did she and her firefighter husband spend apart because of work in the previous year?

A recent surge in subdivisions in high-risk wildlands is putting more of us in harm’s way.

Newly released standards focus on what makes a successful SRO program.

'Things will get much tighter in the next five years as the business cycle turns negative and the fires continue,' he said.

Officials from local districts want to ensure residents they are doing everything possible to keep everyone safe, including enhancing their security measures.

The 20-year-old public safety radio system for both Bakersfield and Kern County is outdated.

'What’s going on through my head is that I can’t believe it’s only July. How in the heck are we going to make it another three months, plus?'

Officials say outdoor warning sirens are just that — a warning for people who are outside to take cover and find more information.