But in 2021, the state Legislature ordered Cal Fire to expand the mapping to include “high” hazard zones so the Legislature could apply fire-safety building regulations to the new “high ...
The January Southern California firestorm highlighted a chilling truth, and the dates of other CAL FIRE wildfire declarations hammer it home. There is truly no longer a wildfire season here in ...
A newly proposed state bill with bipartisan support would keep CAL FIRE firefighters employed year-round — and help with staffing issues, its supporters said. The Fight for Firefighters Act ...
5, 2022. A Cal Fire report released in November 2023 said sparks from the contact between a sagging Southern California Edison line and another line caused the fire. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope ...
It burned over 14,000 acres, according to Cal Fire. CNN’s Andy Rose contributed to this reporting. Correction: A previous AP story misreported the utility company’s statement about its ...
CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the city unmarked. Entire blocks of homes in Altadena were destroyed ...
“This escalating crisis has stretched firefighters dangerously thin,” McGuire said at a press conference in Sacramento, flanked by 21 other state senators and representatives from the union ...
The order also directs CalFire to add 1.4 million acres (nearly 2,200 square miles) to the state's fire-prone map, bringing more homeowners under these fire mitigation rules. Notably, most ...
The Palisades Fire is now 31% contained, up from 27% Thursday night. It has burned 23,713 acres, according to CalFire. At least 27 people are confirmed dead so far in the fires. Los Angeles Mayor ...
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