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 ...
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 ...
Could this Irvine neighborhood be the blueprint for a more fire-resistant L.A.?
Years before the L.A. fires, Orchard Hills faced a fire of its own — and came out mostly unscathed due to a long ...
California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...
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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 ...
Opinion
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 ...
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These 54 L.A. hiking trails burned in the SoCal fires
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. I’ve spent the ... referenced the burn areas with maps of local trails. (The fire also didn’t reach Switzer Falls ...
Altadena’s Black residents disproportionately hit by Eaton fire, UCLA study says
Black residents of Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton fire and will have a harder financial road to recovery from the disaster, according to research ...
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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 ...