thousand acres, and it is 70-percent contained. and the pocket fire burning north of geyserville in sonoma county has burned nearly 12-thousand acres and is just 40-percent contained this morning. in total, firefighters are battling 16 large fires across the state burning more than 217-thousand acres. (grant on cam) danger to residents and to those who are fighting the flames. the highway patrol is investigating a rollover crash that killed the driver of a water tank truck this morning. it happened around 6-30 am on oakville grade near yountville. chp says the driver was headed down the steep road to refill the water tanks when the truck went down the embankment. the truck was providing water to fire crews battling the nuns fire. no word on the cause of the crash. but the firefight has been going on for a week now.. and authorities acknowlege that exhaustion could be a factor.### (grant) we have some updates on evaucation orders that we want to tell you about. evacuation advi
While the Porterville Breakfast Rotary Club has spearheaded the Stars In The Hill Night, it s really the entire community who continues to make sure of the area s most special events
Because of Maui’s tight housing market, FEMA also offers financial assistance at 175% of Maui’s fair-market housing rate. FEMA already has provided rental assistance to nearly 3,300 people and hopes to give them extensions of 18 months.
Two months after wildfires tore across the Hawaiian island, it remains unclear whether survivors will receive unemployment payments if they’re too traumatized to work. The August wildfires killed 98 people and destroyed 2,200 structures.
Two months after the deadly Maui wildfires, widespread confusion and uncertainty continue over whether survivors will be denied weekly unemployment payments if they’re too traumatized to work.