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 ...
Elderly, alone and unable to escape the L.A. fires
Most of the victims of the Los Angeles fires were elderly. Their deaths offer a warning to the entire country about the ...
How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires
Donations on the crowdfunding site to people and fire relief efforts have exceeded those for all natural disasters worldwide ...
Asian communities faced language barriers during L.A. wildfires, UCLA study says
A new UCLA study published this week found Asian communities affected by the recent fires in Los Angeles County had difficulty accessing information about emergency evacuations and recovery efforts ...
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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.
The Stories Behind the Rescues and Losses of Classic Cars in L.A.
In one of the country’s car capitals, the fires caused some residents to make difficult decisions about their vintage ...
Virginia group will assess LA County’s fire alert and evacuation procedures
The Virginia-based McChrystal Group, founded in 2011 by retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is conducting a similar review of September’s Hurricane Helene, which caused extensive damage and ...
LA wildfires highlight nation's insurance crisis as homeowners try to recover lost homes
The nation's growing home insurance crisis is in the spotlight as California homeowners begin the long road to rebuilding ...
Southern California braces for strongest storm so far this winter
The upcoming storm is likely to pose a higher risk for mudslides, debris flows and flooding than the rainfall this past week.
Who gets to rebuild? Los Angeles fires expose the weakness of U.S. home insurance.
Along with this more than fivefold increase in billion-dollar disasters came rising insurance costs - exacerbated by weather disasters striking densely populated areas more frequently, the rising ...
Jennifer Garner shares heartbreaking photos of her church reduced to rubble after deadly LA fires
Jennifer Garner shared heartbreaking images of her church reduced to ashes after it was destroyed in the devastating Los ...
Fires and floods are eviscerating US communities, intensifying the housing crisis
After nearly a month, the Eaton and Palisades wildfires that ravaged California have been contained. But for Southern California and state agencies, another challenge lies ahead: helping people find ...