NEVADA CITY — A years-long $2.5 billion Pacific Gas and Electric program geared towards fire mitigation is shutting down. PG&E's tree trimming program began in the wake of the Paradise Camp Fire ...

While it is dropping the stepped-up clearance program, PG&E will continue with routine maintenance while focusing tree inspections in high fire-risk areas and places with a history of vegetation ...

That program was a supplemental tree trimming operation that cleared excess ... Abrams lost his home in Sonoma County in 2017 to a fire that was not caused by PG&E. He says beyond general safety ...

According to the National Fire Protection Association, Christmas trees are very unlikely to start a residential fire, but if a tree is placed improperly, it could be dangerous. The NFPA notes that ...