More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated high or very high fire danger areas
Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land 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 ...
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Why new home builds must factor flood and fire risk
A rush to fix Canada's housing shortage may placing some new homes at risk of damage by flood and fire, says a new report ...
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Gov. Newsom informs of suite of new wildfire community hardening measures
After meeting with key state and federal leaders on recovery efforts for Los Angeles firestorm survivors, Governor Gavin Newsom today will sign an executive order that directs his Administration ...
Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
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 ...
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Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
CAL FIRE's maps only showed ... fire hazard severity zones to follow defensible space and home hardening measures. After San Diego County’s Cedar fire in 2003, California began requiring homes ...
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California Climate Disclosure Laws Survive Significant Challenge
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How weather driven by climate change helped fuel the Southern California fires
Heavy rain last winter fueled dense plant growth in Southern California, then a prolonged drought beginning in October dried out the new brush, creating tinder for wildfires. Climate change played ...