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Consumer group fights SDG&E wildfire rate hike
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- The consumer group …Utility Consumer Action Network has filed a complaint with the California Public Utilities Commission to prevent SDG&E from raising rates, charging that the utility is trying to pass uninsured costs of the 2007 wildfires...Tags: Consumers
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Habitat for Humanity shakes up leadership
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Seven of eight Habitat for Humanity board members have stepped down, nine months after the charity was first accused by former board members and employees of mismanaging public and corporate donations. The seven members to step down,...Tags: Social Issues, Charity
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Santa Ana winds bring wildfire warnings
SAN DIEGO - Mayor Jerry Sanders and fire Chief Javier Mainar warned San Diegans to prepare for Santa Ana wind conditions over the next couple of days that could make the region ripe for wildfires.
They were joined at a news conference by National Weather...Tags: Weather Warnings, Jerry Sanders, Weather
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Habitat for Humanity admits mismanaging funds
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO – After months of denials, Habitat for Humanity admitted Tuesday it mismanaged a 2007 fund set up to help wildfire victims. The disclosure comes after former employees and board members raised questions about the $700,000 fund and where...Tags: United Way , American Red Cross, Charity
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Cal Fire cancels supertanker contract
SAN DIEGO -- As the Southern California fire season heats up, Cal Fire's biggest and perhaps most effective firefighting tool, the DC 10 Super Tanker, has been canceled due to the state's budget woes.
The super tanker drops about 12,000 gallons of fire...Tags: Fires, Disasters and Accidents, Mike Mohler
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Cleveland National Forest issues elevated fire restrictions
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- Cleveland National Forest announced that elevated fire restrictions were imposed Sunday as the dry ''forest fire season'' looms closer. The heightened restrictions are because of "dryer fuel conditions, higher temperatures and the likelihood...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Forests, Wildlife, Natural Resources
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Crews torch park devastated by 2003 firestorm
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterJULIAN, Calif. -- Crews are setting fires at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park this week as part of a so-far unsuccessful effort to reforest the area, which was denuded by the 2003 Cedar Fire. The controlled burns are taking place near the fire station...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Environmental Pollution, California, State Parks, Gardens and Parks
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Crews battle remote wildfire with aircraft
JACUMBA, Calif. -- Crews aboard firefighting aircraft worked through the day Tuesday to subdue a wildfire that blackened less than 100 acres in a remote area on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico line in southeastern San Diego County.
The non-injury blaze...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), San Diego County (California), Mexico
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Car sparks freeway wildfire
SAN DIEGO -- Authorities briefly shut down eastbound traffic on state Route 52 Tuesday so firefighters could battle a raging brush fire ignited by a burning car.
The fire started when a car caught fire on eastbound Route 52 west of Mast Boulevard at...Tags: Transportation, Fires, Disasters and Accidents, University of California, San Diego, California
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Crews stop wildfire with quick response
LAKESIDE, Calif. -- It took ground and airborne crews roughly a half-hour today to subdue a wildfire that blackened about five open acres just south of San Vicente Reservoir.
The non-injury blaze erupted for unknown reasons in steep, rugged terrain...Tags: Fires, Disasters and Accidents, Mike Mohler
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City settles 2007 wildfire debris suit
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- The City of San Diego will recover $900,000 in a settlement stemming from alleged over-billing by two contractors for debris removal following the 2007 wildfires, Councilman Carl DeMaio announced Friday. "This is not a simply case about...Tags: FEMA, San Diego (San Diego, California), Career and Workplace, Granite Construction Incorporated, California
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New State homeowner insurance regulations
FOX 5 San Diego StaffThe risk of homeowners in San Diego County and elsewhere in the state having inadequate insurance to protect against wildfires or other natural disasters should be reduced under new regulations unveiled today by the state insurance commissioner. Steve...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, California, Human Interest, Insurance, Homes
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