{"id":10421,"date":"2012-03-15T17:45:23","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T00:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/?p=10421"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:48:18","slug":"pge-settles-freds-fire-kyburz-forest-fire-suits-for-29-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2012\/03\/15\/pge-settles-freds-fire-kyburz-forest-fire-suits-for-29-5-million\/","title":{"rendered":"PG&E settles Fred’s Fire (Kyburz) forest-fire suits for $29.5 million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Fred’s Fire started Oct. 13, 2004, near Kyburz in El Dorado
\nCounty. The government said PG&E had been negligent in supervising a
\ncontractor, Davey Tree Expert Co., whose workers lost control of a large tree
\nthey were cutting down and watched it<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and two of its subcontractors have agreed to pay
\n$29.5 million to settle a pair of federal lawsuits in which the government said
\nthe company’s power lines sparked wildfires in national forests in California,
\nprosecutors said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The settlements are intended to pay for damage from the fires, including the
\nrehabilitation of wildlife, the reforestation of burned areas and firefighting
\ncosts.<\/p>\n

The settlements involve two big blazes in 2004, each of which torched more
\nthan 4,000 acres of federal forest land: the Sims Fire, which started in Six
\nRivers National Forest in Trinity County, and the Freds Fire, which ignited in
\nEldorado National Forest in El Dorado County.<\/p>\n

Fires caused by power lines have been a recurring issue for …<\/p>\n

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