With an atmospheric river expected to arrive in Southern California, precautionary evacuation warnings have been issued in ...

The Pack Fire in California continues to set thousands of acres ablaze, and homes in the area are under evacuation orders due ...

After years of delay, California is rushing to finalize its rules requiring a five-foot ember-resistant perimeter around homes in areas of the state facing high wildfire risks. The science supporting ...

California needs new rules to help future wildfires from destroying homes and businesses. But Zone Zero regulations, a key ...

Amid lightning storms Tuesday, the Garnet Fire — in its 10th day in the Sierra National Forest — grew to almost 30,000 acres. Berkeley study of wildfire exposure adds to dispute over Sonoma County’s ...

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Cal Fire added thousands of San Luis Obispo properties to a new map that identified fire-prone areas in California this year — and now those property owners will need to retrofit their homes and yards ...

An ordinance approving updated maps from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (commonly known as CalFire) designating fire hazard severity zones for 2025 in Yorba Linda has been ...

California wildfire survivors urge resignation of state insurance commissioner Lack of coordination led to evacuation delays and chaos during Palisades fire, LAPD report says ‘Good Fire’ exhibit in ...

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