Wildfires

  • Emergency Warning System Tested

    Emergency Warning System Tested

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    Share with Friends As the one year anniversary of the devastating October Firestorm approaches, Sonoma County emergency officials launched the first-ever test of a new emergency warning system. As Karl […]

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  • Pepperwood Fire Recovery

    Pepperwood Fire Recovery

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    Share with FriendsAt Sonoma County’s Pepperwood Preserve, cutting-edge research now underway is helping scientists gauge the impact of fire, and climate change, on California’s landscapes. As Karl Van Amburg reports, […]

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  • A Walk with a Fire Ecologist

    A Walk with a Fire Ecologist

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    Share with FriendsMore than 10 months after the Northern California firestorms of 2017, Sonoma County’s forests are rebounding in ways that are surprising, even to those who study fire. This […]

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  • Striking Space Images – Mendocino Fires

    Striking Space Images – Mendocino Fires

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    Share with FriendsEven as Cal Fire announced that containment on the 329 thousand acre Ranch fire had increased to 76 percent, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released […]

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  • Fire Excavation Causing Headaches

    Fire Excavation Causing Headaches

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    Share with FriendsHundreds of Sonoma County residents are crying foul, claiming that federal contractors over-excavated their fire damaged lots, making it impossible to rebuild. Now local elected officials are entering […]

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  • Fire Camera Network Moves Forward

    Fire Camera Network Moves Forward

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    Share with Friends Firefighters across the North Bay will soon have a new high tech tool to detect and battle wildfires.  An ambitious plan to install fire detection cameras on […]

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