Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funding.
The decision undermines Trump’s repeated insistence that communities need to clear combustible materials like fallen branches ...
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 ...
GFD: New York State leads 2024 in fatalities by fire
Based on a study done by the Gates Fire District, New York State was the top state for fatalities by fire with 138 deaths in ...
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 ...
High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears
After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage ...
A Fire Vehicle Plunges Into the Pacific on a Day of Mudslides
Southern California took stock on Friday of the damage from an intense bout of rain. Among the most dramatic scenes: a Fire Department vehicle that was swept to the sea.
California's Terrible Wildfires Exposed a Variety of State Policy Failures
One of the common themes in my writing has been the state's commitment to expanding bureaucracy and regulation, without much ...
US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000
The U.S. Forest Service is firing around 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 under ...
Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire LA considers a radical idea
The recent spate of Los Angeles County fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to ...
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Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire Los Angeles considers a radical idea
The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.