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 ...
What will happen to our trees, Altadena worries, as debris cleanup ramps up
Altadena residents and arborists are sounding the alarm about protecting the town’s trees as crews get set to begin phase two ...
Map Shows Where California Homes Are Sliding Into the Ocean
Parts of the Southern California coastal community of Rancho Palos Verdes were shifting 4 inches closer to the ocean each week in mid-to-late 2024, NASA found.
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 ...
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California fires updates for Thursday, Feb. 6
A second storm has made its way to Southern California, bringing rain to Los Angeles and prompting crews to shut down the Pacific Coast Highway in anticipation of possible mudslides.
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Santa Rosa wrote the playbook for the long road to recovery after 2017 Tubbs Fire. These lessons could aid Los Angeles
Nearly a month since blazes ignited across Los Angeles County, the channels of communications have been established between ...
LA’s Devastating Wildfire Crisis Didn’t Start With a Spark – It Started With Rain
A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...
As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
NASA Satellites Show How California’s Wildfire Crisis Was Years in the Making
The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...
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Outpacing Government? Lessons from Watch Duty’s Rise
Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...
California Wildfire Map: Update on Containment as New Fire Starts
All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in ...
Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...