Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.
Inconvenient truths about the fires burning in Los Angeles from two fire experts
For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention ...
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Map: Black history and cultural sites in Los Angeles
On this map, you’ll find places like the African American Firefighters Museum, Biddy Mason Memorial Park and other locations ...
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What it feels like to live in a city on fire
We’re tracking the Palisades Fire and other wildfires around Los Angeles. See maps of where the fires have ... And in between, a sprawling urban core, where streets outside the critically ...
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Do you live in a fire-risk area? These maps show high-risk zones across the U.S.
Los Angeles and other areas in California are among ... humans have overstepped into nature — also known as wildland-urban interface. These types of conditions are not just impacting California.
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Loss of costly homes in urban areas made LA wildfires a financial disaster
When the Eaton and Palisades wildfires sparked in Los Angeles last month ... The primary reason: They were urban fires. The more structures that burn, the higher the costs. The thing is, urban ...
How Los Angeles fires became a 'worst-case scenario come to life'
Two weeks after the Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed thousands of homes in two distinct LA-area communities, many in Los Angeles County are still in a state of shock, even as donation drives peter ...
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Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee Altadena inferno - now it’s changing fire-hazard maps
The Tunnel fire broke out in a wooded canyon just minutes away from UC Berkeley, where David Sapsis was working on his Ph.D.
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...