It was announced on Thursday that a man was charged with starting last year’s Rim fire. Federal prosecutors made the announcement, saying that a 32-year old man from Columbia, California was behind the fire that consumed more than 250,000 acres exactly one year ago. The man charged is named Keith Matthew Emerald and he was indicted with four counts, it was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office … [Read more...]
More California wildfires on the way to go down for the count
Post scorching more than 2,500 acres of land and consuming more than two dozen structures in its path, the Cocos Fire is panned to go down for the count on Sunday. The crew battling that blaze and other wildfires in Southern California anticipate to have it 100% contained at the end of the day. So Cocos resident could now return home,after taking up temporary residence on a green cot in … [Read more...]