Wildfires

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 24, 2019

California Cleans Up, Removes Debris After Wildfires

The devastating fires in northern California have long been doused, but clean-up efforts will likely be ongoing for another year. As many as 19,000 structures on 14,000 properties were destroyed. Of those property owners, 11,000 have signed up with the California Debris Removal Program, which charges no out of pocket costs....

Bejac Corporation - Mon January 07, 2019

Bejac Corporation Aids in California Fire Cleanup

Disaster struck California this year as devastating wild fires swept through towns and cities, leaving historic destruction in their wake. But the building began as soon as the fires were out. Bejac Corporation was on hand to help, working with trusted contractors and deploying Link-Belt machines to help hard hit areas move forward....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 19, 2018

Unsung Heroes of California Wildfires

On the morning of Nov. 8, Nolan Merrifield, senior equipment operator of the Butte County, Calif., Public Works Department, headed up into the foothills above Paradise to do some roadwork. Midway there, Merrifield turned and saw a plume of smoke, then he got a call....

AASHTO Journal - Wed August 29, 2018

State Receives Funding to Help Fight Multiple Wildfires

The Trump administration declared on Aug. 5 that “a major disaster exists” in California as a spate of wildfires — at least 17 separate blazes covering more than 600,000 acres of land — continue to destroy private homes and transportation infrastructure, as well as causing other damage across the northern and western parts of the state....

Emily Buenzle - Fri December 29, 2017

Industry Leaders Pull Together in the Face of 2017's Worst Natural Disasters

When disaster strikes, the construction industry is notorious for pulling together and helping communities get back on their feet. Among hurricanes, floods and wildfires alone, 2017 saw more than its share of natural disasters....

Ellen Knickmeyer - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed November 08, 2017

Fire Clean-Up 'For the Record Books' in California

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) Government officials outlined plans for what they said will be the largest fire clean-up in California history, aimed at removing hazardous substances and ash from 8,400 homes and other structures burned in Northern California wildfires....