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New California wildfire risk map released. Check your home – Sacramento Bee
After 15 years, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has updated its wildfire risk map, showing an increase in fire hazard in the state. The new Wildfire Hazard Severity Zone map updates fire hazards for unincorporated, rural areas of California — areas more susceptible to fires — and does not show wildfire risks for addresses in the city.
Lumber mill accused of sparking deadly Mill Fire to settle with victims – San Francisco Chronicle
The Northern California lumber company accused of igniting the Mill Fire in Weed (Siskiyou County) has reached a settlement agreement with hundreds of people who filed wrongful death, personal injury and property loss claims in the deadly conflagration.
Police shortage: Will California help rural agencies? – Cal Matters
In some parts of the state, particularly rural areas, there aren’t enough of them. Tehama County, population 65,000, made national headlines last month when the sheriff announced he would be ending daytime patrols due to the agency’s “catastrophic staffing shortage.” But the two main challenges facing Tehama County are also plaguing law enforcement agencies across California and the country.