California Wildfires 2018

[JerseyGirl]

PG&E admits power line 'probable cause' of deadly Camp Fire, reports big losses for 2018

 

[margarita25]

For anyone interested in following the CA Earthquakes thread:

CA - Earthquake - 6.4 foreshock; 7.1 main shock, 4 July, 2019 - Largest since 1999

 

[Betty P]

Saw this on the news this morning. Shocking that the PG&E powerlines were in such a bad state, but that the company chose to pay out billions in dividends to stockholders instead of using money for repairs.

PG&E ignored repairs on its aging power lines for years, report says

The utility, which is blamed for some of California's deadliest recent fires, told the U.S. Forest Service in 2017 and 2018 that 49 aging steel towers on one transmission line needed replacement and another 57 needed replacement of their hardware and aluminum lines, The Wall Street Journal reported, using company documents obtained under the federal Freedom of Information Act.

The Journal previously reported that PG&E delayed safety work on the line, known as the Caribou-Palermo line, for five years.

State investigators said an equipment failure on that line sparked a November wildfire that essentially wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise and killed 85 people. Known as the Camp Fire, it was the deadliest and most destructive in state history, with one insurer tallying the overall losses at $16.5 billon.

 

[JerseyGirl]

The first trial to determine if Edison International’s Southern California utility is liable for damages from the Woolsey wildfire that tore through Malibu last year will begin on April 27, a judge said.

Edison International to Face Trial Over Woolsey Wildfire Claim in April

 

[margarita25]

50,000 ordered to evacuate as wildfire spreads north of Los Angeles
The Tick Fire in northern Los Angeles County is one of two major California blazes being fueled by high winds and low humidity.

New thread here:
50,000 ordered to evacuate as wildfire spreads north of Los Angeles

 

[mickey2942]

The fact that this fire jumped the freeway is a really bad sign for folks.

Prayers for all of you.

 

[margarita25]

Camp Fire: Paradise survivors find ways to heal year after deadly fire

 

[JerseyGirl]

One victim of The Camp Fire remains unidentified nearly one year later

 

[margarita25]

WS Threads:

California Wildfires 2020

California Wildfires 2019

California Wildfires 2018

California Fires 2017

CA - Wind-Driven Thomas Fire Explodes to 31,000 Acres; 150 Structures Destroyed, 2017

 

[margarita25]

Southern California wildfires explode, forcing more than 60,000 to evacuate

WS:
California Wildfires 2020