Sacramento August 24, 2016 – CAL FIRE announced Wednesday it will be awarding nearly $16 million for fire prevention grants to local fire departments and fire safe councils to reduce the threat of large wildfires. The 2016-2017 State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fund and tree mortality grants are aimed at reducing the threat wildfires as […]
Daniel Berlant, CAL FIRE
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Investigators Arrest Suspected arsonist related to the Clayton Fire
Lower Lake August 15, 2016 – CAL FIRE law enforcement officers, in cooperation with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake County District Attorney’s office, arrested a Clearlake man on suspicion of 17 counts of arson in connection with numerous fires in Lake County over the past year. Damin Anthony Pashilk, 40, was booked […]
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CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Cause of Destructive Valley Fire
Sacramento, Calif. August 10, 2016 – After a comprehensive investigation, CAL FIRE has determined that the 2015 Valley Fire was caused by a faulty residential electrical connection. Investigators were dispatched as part of the initial response to the fire and immediately began working to determine the origin and cause of the fire. The ensuing investigation uncovered evidence that a residential electrical connection arced and ignited surrounding dry grass. The Valley Fire burned 76,067 acres, took the […]