North Bay Fires

  • New PG&E Rules Mean More Extensive Blackouts

    New PG&E Rules Mean More Extensive Blackouts

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    Share with FriendsIn a huge change to existing rules, the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday gave PG&E and other public utilities across the state the green light to shut […]

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  • New Fire District Showcased at Resiliency Day

    New Fire District Showcased at Resiliency Day

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    Share with FriendsA year and a half after the October firestorms, a community came together this weekend to celebrate moving forward. The Luther Burbank Center was host to the first […]

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  • Fire Victims Voice Anger and Frustration

    Fire Victims Voice Anger and Frustration

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    Share with FriendsPlagued by construction delays and missed deadlines, a group of Sonoma County fire victims are voicing frustration over their dealings with an out-of-town contractor, who they claim has […]

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  • Special Welcome Home for Coffey Neighbors

    Special Welcome Home for Coffey Neighbors

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    Share with Friends In Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park, neighbors are reaching out with small gestures this spring, to make sure those returning to their new, rebuilt homes, feel loved, and […]

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  • Wildfire Cottages Rise with Volunteer Help

    Wildfire Cottages Rise with Volunteer Help

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    Share with Friends A small home community now taking shape in Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove neighborhood is testing how new, innovative construction techniques can get affordable houses built cheaply, and efficiently. […]

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  • Rebirth for Coffey Neighborhood Park

    Rebirth for Coffey Neighborhood Park

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    Share with FriendsEighteen months after it was scorched in the October 2017 Firestorm, the community park that anchors Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park neighborhood, is about to be reborn. Reporter Karl […]

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  • Assistance for Flooding Homeless

    Assistance for Flooding Homeless

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    Share with FriendsHow has recent flooding on the Russian River affected homelessness in lower river communities?  That’s the question that county officials are trying to determine.  County supervisors have allocated […]

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  • Sharing Lessons in Fire Recovery

    Sharing Lessons in Fire Recovery

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    Share with FriendsA unique gathering in Sonoma County brought the North Bay’s leaders in fire recovery together with recent victims from Paradise and Malibu, to share lessons for moving forward […]

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  • Flood Recovery Resources/Events

    Flood Recovery Resources/Events

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    Share with Friends   If you need help recovering from flood damage across Sonoma County, the County of Sonoma has set up debris removal sites, a community information event, and […]

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  • Fire Resiliency Town Hall

    Fire Resiliency Town Hall

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    Share with FriendsHundreds turned out as Congressmen Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson came to Santa Rosa to lead a Fire Resiliency Town Hall, discussing federal help for continuing recovery from […]

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  • Cal Fire: PG&E Not to Blame for Tubbs Fire

    Cal Fire: PG&E Not to Blame for Tubbs Fire

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    Share with Friends In a dramatic and long-awaited announcement, Cal Fire said today that the Tubbs Fire that roared through Sonoma County and the city of Santa Rosa in October […]

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  • Critical Fire Camera Goes Up

    Critical Fire Camera Goes Up

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    Share with FriendsSonoma County’s newest “eye in the sky” went up in on a mountaintop high in the Pepperwood Preserve, as technicians installed a new fire camera in a critical […]

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