Monday marked the two-year anniversary of the lightening storms that sparked thousands of fires all over Northern California. Remember all of that? In the Redding area, we choked on smoke as thick as tule fog for the following two months. It was truly miserable.
I recall heading over to the Bureau of Land Management’s Swasey recreation are…
Friends and neighbors in the Rock Creek, Granite and Benson areas of Old Shasta gathered on a recent weekend to celebrate one another’s safe return after being evacuated in summer wildfires.
The Welcome Back Smoke-Out BBQ was thrown by Norm and Jessica Nelson, Gerry and Jane Heinan, Bud Shuffleton and Jim Simas.
About 150-200 peopl…
By Melina Taylor
When I first moved to Redding last month I had been warned about the infamous California wildfire, but I shrugged and laughed off the jokes people made about my future state burning to the ground, breaking off from the U.S. because of a massive earthquake or being carried away by a mudslide.
When I drove the homestretch of my th…
San Francisco Chronicle
The penalty for starting one of California’s colossal wildfires can be severe — even if it was an accident. Just ask Matt Rupp. The father of six is back in Shasta County, banned from living on his old property and furious at the way he’s been treated. … Click here for article and photos.
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This summer, during Northern California’s worst wildfire season in recorded history, the city of Redding rightly asked that residents curtail their water use. Good call.
Tuesday the city alerted residents that a crucial water-for-firefighting need had eased but noted that California is officially in a drought year, and we shou…
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