Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Fire is sucking up Sacramento’s oxygen
We’ve seen dozens of bills on wildfires — and not a lot on energy affordability or other issues lawmakers said they’d prioritize before the Los Angeles fires.
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 ...
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Why new home builds must factor flood and fire risk
A rush to fix Canada's housing shortage may placing some new homes at risk of damage by flood and fire, says a new report ...
Newsom’s executive order mandating 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?
Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...
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Newsom’s executive order mandates 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?
Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...
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Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
CAL FIRE's maps only showed ... fire hazard severity zones to follow defensible space and home hardening measures. After San Diego County’s Cedar fire in 2003, California began requiring homes ...
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Sifting for valuables
LAist Weekend Edition host Josie Huang calls on the services of Samaritan's Purse, which recruits volunteers from churches to ...
Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more fire resistant in a wind-driven wildfire after years of delay ...
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The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protected
Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...