Category: Dixie Fire

Tree Falling on PG&E Electric Line Started Northern California’s Dixie Fire in July: Officials

Officials in California on Tuesday said that wildfires that scorched across northern parts of the state last summer were caused when a tree fell on an electrical line owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). In a statement, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said that following a “meticulous and…


Former College Professor Charged With Starting 4 California Wildfires

A former criminal justice professor was charged by a federal grand jury for allegedly starting four California wildfires in Northern California earlier in 2021. Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California a statement Thursday….


Irvine Rotary Club Donates Bags of Essentials to Orange County Fire Authority

In a display of local gratitude for the Orange County Fire Authority’s (OCFA) efforts as they aid Northern California firefighters battle the scorching Dixie Fire, the Irvine Rotary Club delivered 120 bags of essential goods Aug. 26 to the OCFA Fire Station #6 in Irvine. The bags, which were put together by members of the Rotary…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 9)

Pandemic adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts we’ll see more vaccine mandates after the FDA approves the vaccines. But the man who invented m-RNA vaccine technology warns that mandates could cause more harm than good. A top aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) resigns. That’s while a sheriff discusses a groping complaint against Cuomo…


8 Missing as Massive Dixie Fire Rages in Northern California

QUINCY, Calif.—At least eight people were missing Saturday as one of the worst wildfires in the nation scorched through Northern California communities, forest, and tinder dry scrub in the Sierra Nevada mountains, destroying a historic gold rush town. Even as the calmer, less windy weather gave firefighters a break overnight with the Dixie fire, the…


PG&E Could Face Criminal Charges Over Deadly California Fire

Pacific Gas & Electric will face criminal charges because its equipment sparked a wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes, a Northern California prosecutor announced Thursday. It would be the latest action against the nation’s largest utility, which was forced into bankruptcy over devastating wildfires ignited by its long-neglected electrical…