wildfire

Example Sentences

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The state Public Utilities Commission would have to consider the audits’ findings before agreeing to raise customer rates to cover even more wildfire spending.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Chen’s wildfire survivors group and Consumer Watchdog sponsored the bill, known as Assembly Bill 1744.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“Had Edison known it would be accountable for those funds, that wildfire may not have started,” Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog told the committee, referring to the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“Californians funded the wildfire prevention,” Joy Chen, executive director of Every Fire Survivor’s Network, told members of the Assembly Utilities and Energy Commission on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Sometimes when a brushfire grows out of control, fire authorities set a backfire—a controlled burn—that hedges the amount of destruction a wildfire may cause.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman