Eighty-five people perished in the 2018 Camp fire in Northern California. Evacuations were a major weakness. What can L.A. learn from what happened in Paradise?
The pile burning project, called YRRD PILES - CAMP RX, was initiated 8:40 a.m. Feb. 5 in Yuba County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for a month.
Orchard Hills is a planned community in Orange County that broke ground in 2014, with developers taking specific steps to make it fire resilient. This was tested in 2020 when the Silverado Fire spread to the community's doorstep but didn't damage a single residence in the neighborhood.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he has proclaimed a state of emergency​ to speed up wildfire prevention projects ahead of the peak wildfire season.
Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year,
Sierra Pacific Industries is launching a significant new initiative to combat wildfires in California and Oregon. The company, which has previously invested ov
Jones cited what happened after the Camp Fire destroyed the rural community ... the scourge of wildfires and the reluctance of many insurers to write fire policies in the state. Almost immediately, California business leaders declared war on the ...
Coupled with decreased funding and a leadership whose agenda disregards environmental preservation, the future seems dull. How will we be able to monitor and mitigate severe wildfires when we do
Declaring a state of emergency, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday suspended two landmark state environmental laws to expedite measures he said were needed to protect communities against
Several National Academies reports offer information and insights on ways to operate safely in burned environments for those who have been affected by wildfires.