BREAKING: DA Stephanie Bridgett is asking Judge Flynn to take the dismissal of the #ZoggFire case, without prejudice-- pending a CIVIL agreement between the prosecution and PG&E.

This is similar to what happened in the #KincadeFire and #DixieFire last year, when 6 DAs settled their criminal investigations.

A lawyer representing property owners is objecting, arguing the deal affects potential restitution payments to his clients.

#PGEManslaughterHearing #Shasta #wildfires #ABC10 #California

The hearing has been postponed at least 1 week.

Judge Daniel Flynn has switched his position since the April 3 hearing.

Back then, he said he was inclined to allow the case to proceed on reckless arson and manslaughter charges.

Since then, he's said in a tentative ruling that he plans to grant PG&E's motion to dismiss those most serious charges. If so, the DA could appeal or re-file the charges.

Still, this appears to have prompted talks between the DA and PG&E-- which is why there's now a 1-week delay.

Last year, PG&E negotiated a civil settlement with DA's (including Shasta) that averted criminal charges for the 2019 #KincadeFire and 2021 #DixieFire.

Will keep an eye on the #ZoggFire case and update you when we know more.

#PGEManslaughterHearing

As of Wednesday November 6, 2019

Active Incidents

#KincadeFire is 77758 acres and 88% contained as of 7:29am
#MariaFire is 9999 acres and 95% contained as of 11/05/2019
#RanchFire is 3768 acres and 15% contained as of 9:04am
#EagleFire is 75 acres and 65% contained as of 7:05am

As of Tuesay, November 5, 2019,

Active Incidents

#KincadeFire is 77758 acres and 82% contained as of 11/04/2019
#MariaFire is 9999 acres and 90% contained as of 11/04/2019
#RanchFire is 1308 acres and 15% contained as of 11/04/2019
#SobranteFire is 35 acres and 0% contained as of 11/01/2019
#GettyFire is 745 acres and 79% containment as of 11/2/19 at 7:00 AM
#SaddleRidgeFire is 8799 acres and 97% contained as of 11/01/2019
#HIllsideFire is still considered active but San Bernadino has taken down their incident page as of 11/04/201919

As of Monday, November 4, 2019

Active Incidents

#KincadeFire is 77758 acres and 80% contained as of 7:13am
#MariaFire is 9412 acres and 80% contained as of 7:22am
#RanchFire is 550 acres and 10% contained as of 6:58am
#SobranteFire is 35 acres and 0% contained as of 11/01/2019
#GettyFire is 745 acres and 79% contained as of 11/02/2019
#SaddleRidgeFire is 8799 acres and 97% contained as of 11/01/2019
#HillsideFire is 200 acres and 70% contained as of 11/01/2019

As of 7:30pm, the #KincadeFire is still holding at 77,758 acres in size and is now at 70% containment.

https://fire.ca.gov/media/10044/kincade_11119_pm-fact-sheet.pdf

As of 7am, the #KincadeFire is holding at 77,758 acres in size, which is a huge deal, and is now 68% contained.

"Fire personnel made good headway in their fire fighting efforts overnight. Because
of this progress, repopulation planning efforts are still underway. Access to the
northern part of the fire remains challenging because of steep terrain and narrow
roads, but firefighters will continue to build on the headway they have been making
with even more control lines being established."

https://fire.ca.gov/media/10028/kincade_11119_am_fact-sheet.pdf