California's New Fire Risk Maps Have Huge Impacts for Homeowners
State officials have released a third batch of maps showing fire hazards in California's Bay Area and the state's northern ...
California tribe enters first-of-its-kind agreement with the state to practice cultural burns
After suppression of Indigenous cultural burning, the state agrees Northern California's Karuk Tribe may practice the burns ...
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Wildfire Recovery: Protecting health and safety during and after wildfires
Several National Academies reports offer information and insights on ways to operate safely in burned environments for those ...
Why bills to help prevent California fires fail
Each year, legislation aimed at better wildfire mitigation fails – often due to cost or conflict with environmental ...
Proposed legislation aims to increase Cal Fire firefighting, prevention efforts. Here’s how
A California State Senator has proposed legislation to increase firefighting and prevention efforts in the state after winter ...
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CAL FIRE Overhauls Wildfire Risk Maps that May Result in Stricter Rules
Researchers use models that combine how weather, topography and types of vegetation raise the risk that a fire will grow large and threaten neighborhoods.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing her response to Palisades wildfire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her ...
LAEDC estimates up to $8.9 billion in lost economic output from Palisades, Eaton fires
A new study commissioned by the Southern California Leadership Council found that the county would lose $4.6 billion to $8.9 ...
Here’s why bills aimed to help prevent California fires fail
Each year, legislation aimed at better wildfire mitigation fails – often due to cost or conflict with environmental ...
Real estate losses from California fires may top $30 billion
The fires destroyed structures on 56% of all the properties making up the Pacific Palisades. Nearly half of properties in ...
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California introduces new bill to pay incarcerated firefighters the same wage as non-incarcerated firefighters
Last month, Assembly Member Isaac Bryan introduced a bill, AB 247, which would ensure incarcerated firefighters are paid an ...
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LA mayor removes fire chief over wildfire response
Crews were only able to contain the Eaton and Palisades fires earlier this month, CalFire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, reported. Related Delta to offer $30,000 to ...