Some California residents get extra protection from wildfires – for a price
As multiple wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, some residents have gone to great lengths — and often great expense — to try to shield their homes from destruction.
Wildfires continue to rage on in Southern California
Devastating fires in Lahaina, Hawaii and Paradise, California share a crucial root cause with the LA blazes. It's a clue to our fire future. Kamala Harris had a priceless reaction. The wildfires in Los Angeles continued to burn mostly out of control,
California puts spotlight on ‘crisis point’ for wildfire insurance
The devastating wildfires around Los Angeles have put a spotlight on the impact of insurance companies pulling back coverage for climate related disasters. Last year, a major California insurer cancelled or wouldn’t approve 72,
California official bans insurance cancellations, nonrenewals in wildfire-affected areas
California’s insurance commissioner issued a one-year moratorium on policy nonrenewals and cancellations in areas affected by devastating wildfires in and around Los Angeles. “I am using my moratorium powers to prevent insurance companies from canceling or non-renewing policies in wildfire-impacted areas,
California Faces a Staggering $20 Billion Wildfire Insurance Crisis. ‘Sad Surprises’ May Be Ahead for Homeowners
The catastrophe has been years in the making as the state’s largest insurance companies discontinued coverage for thousands of residents and slowed
California company offers privatized fire protection
Californians who are willing to pay up to ensure they are protected from fires can turn to privatized fire protection ...
Simple actions can make a big difference to protect homes from fire
Fire experts think in terms of concentric circles around a home. Zone 0 is the closest, then comes Zone 1, which is five to ...
Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
Gavin Newsom Cut $100M From Fire Prevention Budget Before California Fires
Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total ...
Inconvenient truths about the fires burning in Los Angeles from two fire experts
For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention ...
Gov. Newsom cut fire budget by $100M months before lethal California fires: report
A review of California Gov. Newsom's budget cuts shows fire prevention funding was reduced substantially just months before the California fires.
The Getty Villa survived LA's firestorms while the area around it burned, revealing a key lesson for homeowners
The Getty Villa remained standing as fires razed homes around it. Getty staff have been doing simple yard work all year that ...
Where are wildfires around Los Angeles? See maps of blazes as fire threat worsens
Thousands of people have been forced to flee after unprecedented Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires ravage Los Angeles County.
Gavin Newsom slams ‘hurricane-force’ disinformation over Los Angeles fires
Gavin Newsom told President Joe Biden on Friday the country must address the “hurricane-force winds of mis- and disinformation” spreading about the fatal fires devastating the Los Angeles area. During ...