The Fred’s Fire started Oct. 13, 2004, near Kyburz in El Dorado
County. The government said PG&E had been negligent in supervising a
contractor, Davey Tree Expert Co., whose workers lost control of a large tree
they were cutting down and watched it
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and two of its subcontractors have agreed to pay
$29.5 million to settle a pair of federal lawsuits in which the government said
the company’s power lines sparked wildfires in national forests in California,
prosecutors said Wednesday.
The settlements are intended to pay for damage from the fires, including the
rehabilitation of wildlife, the reforestation of burned areas and firefighting
costs.
The settlements involve two big blazes in 2004, each of which torched more
than 4,000 acres of federal forest land: the Sims Fire, which started in Six
Rivers National Forest in Trinity County, and the Freds Fire, which ignited in
Eldorado National Forest in El Dorado County.
Fires caused by power lines have been a recurring issue for …
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