The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is drafting new rules for the area within 5 feet of homes. The current plan is to ban most plants (apart from mature trees) and flammable materials ...

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center warned of "near historic" fire conditions in the Plains.

The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones is set to be released Monday by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cal Fire. New maps rating the likelihood and severity of ...

Roosevelt Banks’s home in Altadena, Calif., was destroyed by the California wildfires. Nearly two months later, he’s still awaiting answers from his insurer and living week to week in hotels.

Even during ordinary times, a lack of inclusive transportation can mean missing essential health appointments; during an ...

There’s no specific new disaster aid to help victims of the devastation from the Southern California wildfires in the budget ...

microgrids and fire-resistant construction materials and methods, as required in California's current building codes. Also, implementing alternative insurance models, such as parametric insurance ...

AND ALSO WITH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES TOP OF MIND FOR THE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING, THEY’LL ADDRESS GAPS IN CURRENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND FOCUS ON DEVELOPING STRONGER, MORE ...

So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves. By Livia Albeck-Ripka and Jesus Jiménez The county says electrical equipment owned by the electric utility is to ...