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Stories related to: butte fire

Bob Moffitt / Capital Public Radio / File

Many Burned Trees From 2015 Butte Fire Still Await Removal

August 1, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Calaveras County has removed thousands of trees burned by the 2015 Butte Fire. But thousands remain on public or private property.

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California Counts

Calaveras County Copes With Change After Influx of New Marijuana Growers

November 3, 2016 | Julia Mitric

People have grown marijuana quietly in Calaveras County for decades. But after the Butte fire word got out that Calaveras was the place to grow. Now long-time residents say a “green rush" fueled by outsiders is hurting their county.

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Business

Utility Says Blame For 2015 Wildfire Is Unclear

April 29, 2016

(AP) — California officials say they'll ask for more than $90 million in firefighting costs from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. after finding that a deadly 2015 fire was sparked by a tree that came into contact with a power line.

Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

Butte Fire Debris Removal Nearly Complete

March 24, 2016 | Ben Adler | Andrew Nixon

Six months after the Butte Fire burned more than 70,000 acres in Calaveras County, ash and debris removal efforts are almost finished.

Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

Environment

California Storms Prompt Releases From Folsom Reservoir, Local Flooding

March 7, 2016 | Amy Quinton

Storms bring local flooding, debris flows, and prompt increased releases from Folsom Reservoir.

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Homeowners Who Lost Everything In Butte Fire Starting To Rebuild

February 18, 2016 | Rich Ibarra

Many of the families who lost homes are now living on the land in trailers or tents.

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Environment

Wolves Who Survived Butte Fire Now Living On Arizona Preserve

February 1, 2016

(AP) - Four wolves that survived a California wildfire by burrowing underground are now living in an Arizona wildlife preserve.

Bob Moffitt / Capital Public Radio

Flash Flood Watch Issued In Butte Fire Burn Area

January 28, 2016

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for the areas that were burned in the Butte Fire from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning.

Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

Environment

FEMA Reimburses California $107 Million For Debris Removal

January 28, 2016

(AP) - California is on track to receive $107 million from the federal government to defray debris removal costs stemming from a pair of destructive wildfires last year that burned more than 200 square miles.

State Government

State: $1 Billion Insured Losses In California Fires

January 25, 2016

(AP) - California's insurance department estimates that two deadly wildfires that burned up vast parts of the state last year caused $1 billion in insured losses.

 

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