Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Forest Service Interim Chief Discusses Changes To Handling Firefighting And Department Culture

May 7, 2018 | Cody Drabble

U.S. Forest Service Interim Chief Vicki Christiansen took over the agency in March. She will oversee a change in how Congress funds the department's firefighting operations.

Fiery Rhetoric From California To Feds Over $18M Fire Debt

July 8, 2017

(AP) - A California official says the federal government has failed to pay the state $18 million for fighting wildfires on federal lands last year.

Environment

Audio Tour Describes Biggest Wildfire In Sierra Nevada

June 27, 2016 | Amy Quinton

If you want to learn more about the largest wildfire ever in the Sierra Nevada, the 2013 Rim Fire, the Stanislaus National Forest is providing an audio tour for your drive.

Environment

Brown Declares State Of Emergency Due To Tree Die-Off

October 30, 2015 | Amy Quinton

California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency because of the millions of dead and dying trees in the state. The drought and a beetle infestation have killed an estimated 22 million trees and that's increasing wildfire risk.

Tahoe Procession Honors Fallen Firefighter

August 14, 2015

(AP) - Hundreds of people yesterday lined the streets and highways near Lake Tahoe to pay their respects as a funeral procession passed for a 21-year-old Forest Service firefighter killed while responding to a Sierra wildfire.