New Cal Fire hazard maps released for Southern California
Cal Fire said the maps are proactive, to be used in wildland-urban interface building standards for new construction and ...
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Smoke from wildland-urban interface fires deadlier than remote wildfires, study finds
The wildland-urban interface is the geographic area where wildland vegetation ... the 2018 Attica fires in Greece that killed ...
New fire maps increase hazard zones in L.A. and Southern California by 3.5 million acres
Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the ...
EurekAlert!10d
Smoke from wildland-urban interface fires more deadly than remote wildfires
The spread of WUI fires The wildland-urban interface is the geographic area ... and the 2023 Lahaina Fire in Hawaii that killed 100. At the beginning of this year, a disastrous outbreak of fires ...
ConsumerAffairs10d
Wild fires near urban areas produce more toxic smoke than those in remote areas
Key Takeaways Smoke from wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires is significantly more harmful to human health than smoke from ...
Peninsula Daily News5d
Port Angeles partners with port to purchase fire engine
Through partnership with the Port of Port Angeles, the Port Angeles Fire Department has purchased a used fire engine to aid ...
Missoula Current13d
Sheehy proposes new wildland fire response time
“Fire is part of a cycle in most ecosystems. It reduces dead vegetation, stimulates new growth, and improves habitat for ...
KUT11d
As wildfire anxiety grows, Austin plans to designate half the city as at risk of fire damage
About two-thirds of land parcels in the city would be considered at risk of damage from wildfire, up from about 35% a decade ...
GV Wire5d
New CA Fire Maps Will Change How Some Valley Homes Are Built
CalFire has new threat designations for areas much closer to urban areas than before. Maps for the Central Valley came out ...