Cal Fire begins releasing new state-mandated maps showing highest fire hazard areas
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an ...
Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Rains hit SoCal for much of this week. Why it’s probably not a fire killer
Back-to-back atmospheric river storms are set to hit Los Angeles County this week — giving the region much-needed moisture ...
These 28 hiking trails burned in the Palisades fire
The Palisades fire burned several miles of trails in the Santa Monica Mountains but did not make it far west enough to harm beloved sites like Malibu Creek State Park and Sandstone Peak.
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Opinion: No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
What we’ve discovered through years of studies and user interviews is that, in an emergency, information fatigue never occurs. In crises, more information is always better than less. Withholding ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
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California revamps its website for L.A. County fire recovery
The state unveiled its revamped fire relief website on Thursday, offering a one-stop shop to help Los Angeles County firestorm ... real-time updates via fire maps, air quality information and ...
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Opinion: After the Los Angeles fires stop burning, another grave risk to lives and property looms
Jan. 21, 2025 After a series of deadly and damaging post-fire floods in the 1930s ... quickly update flood hazard maps to accurately reflect burn severity across watersheds, communicate risks ...