Rescues and Evacuations

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (323+ words) Jennifer Howard used to pay about $11,000 a year to insure her West Marin County home through the California FAIR Plan and a difference-in-conditions policy. After years of wildfire mitigation work — new vents, gutter guards, enclosed eaves and a standing-seam steel…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (381+ words) Oakland Police Chief James Beere said being fully staffed will be key to reaching the state standard of 90%. He said he’s hopeful because of his team. If you call 911 in Oakland, your call is now more likely to be answered…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (164+ words) A man was rescued by helicopter Sunday after he was found clinging to a rock about 100 yards offshore south of Sea Ranch, battered by cold waves until a Sonoma County Sheriff's Office crew lowered a rescuer on a 100-foot cable…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (211+ words) A man was rescued by helicopter Sunday after he was found clinging to a rock south of Sea Ranch, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said. Around 11:40 a.m., the helicopter crew from the Sheriff's Office, along with Cal Fire, the North Sonoma…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (102+ words) Authorities said they are searching for a missing person in the water in Antioch Wednesday. The Coast Guard said Thursday it suspended the search for the person who went missing in the water in Antioch on Wednesday. The search was…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (313+ words) The U.S. Coast Guard and San Francisco Police Department rescued three people, one of whom later died, after their boat struck rocks and ran aground early Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco at around 6:08 a.m. Thursday received a radio report…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (77+ words) Two people fighting the Dome Fire in Yosemite died after their firefighting helicopter crashed Sunday, according to officials. The helicopter crashed around 2 p.m. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Aerospace company FlyPrecision announced on social media that it…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (74+ words) All four dogs were taken to a shelter and are now looking for their forever homes. Solano County deputies helped rescue four dogs abandoned in Vallejo on Monday. Deputies say someone dumped the animals near Lake Herman Road. A Good…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (156+ words) Three people were injured when a fishing boat crashed into rocks near the Golden Gate Bridge on Thursday morning, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Authorities responded around 6:10 am. to reports of a 25-foot vessel that hit rocks on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (215+ words) A wildfire burning in Northern California has prompted evacuation orders for areas of Lake and Mendocino counties, authorities said. More than a dozen San Francisco firefighters were deployed to help battle the Lucas Fire Saturday, according to the fire department....