The Latest
-
Heavy metals found in dust miles from Moss Landing battery fire
New data collected by nearby residents after the Moss Landing battery fire shows heavy metals in surface dust miles from the scene.
-
Rule change allowed long-idled line now probed in Eaton fire to remain, despite risk
An obscure regulatory rule change two decades ago allowed utilities to keep up unused, potentially hazardous electrical systems — like the one now being investigated as sparking the Eaton fire.
-
Edison warned about wind monitoring before Eaton Fire
State fire safety officials have repeatedly warned Southern California Edison to improve weather tracking to help prevent wind-driven fire — but the utility maintained before the Eaton fire that its efforts met world standards.
-
Ratepayers outraged at ‘love letter' from PG&E CEO
In a recent letter to ratepayers– signed “with love” — PG&E CEO Patti Poppe talks about how much the company cares about them.
-
SoCal Edison probing whether idled electrical line sparked Eaton Fire
Southern California Edison told state regulators Thursday that it’s investigating whether a line it had previously shut off may have played a role in sparking the Eaton Fire above Altadena.
-
Moss Landing battery fire hit plant with older, vulnerable technology, expert says
The fire at the Vistra Energy lithium battery plant in Moss Landing sparked the conversation about the facility’s storage system.
-
Plan to help Los Angeles from mass fire long stalled
Fire crews in Los Angeles County said the main thing impacting their efforts to extinguish blazes has been a lack of water. However, a new system could help deliver water to coastal areas that are affected by wildfires.
-
BART to spend $4.3 million to deal with braking glitch on new fleet
BART officials say they have started to implement a $4.3 million plan to limit the sudden braking glitch that hobbles cars on its new fleet in wet weather. It’s a plan that could take up to two years to roll out.
-
Explosion in Oakland scrap metal fire caught on tape
Prosecutors presented evidence of a string of ten explosions to the Alameda County grand jury that ultimately indicted operators of a West Oakland metal recycling facility on hazardous waste charges related to a fire there last year.
-
Oakland cuts 10 fire inspector slots 8 years after Ghost Ship
Eight years after the deadly Ghost Ship exposed significant lapses in Oakland’s fire prevention efforts, the city recently cut the ranks of its fire inspectors by more than a third, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has learned.
