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 ...
The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.
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 ...
These maps show where US fire danger is the highest this spring. It might not be where you think
“Most precipitation will fall in the Far West, Southwest, Rockies, and eastern U.S., especially Tennessee and surrounding ...
How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today
Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...
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The 60-Day Appeal Clock is Ticking for Challenges to Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map Assignments
Oregon property owners who are receiving notices from the state that their property is in a zone with high wildfire risk and in a ...
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
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Fire Experts Discuss Inconvenient Truths about CA Wildfires
Maps of the Eaton fire show seemingly random ignitions ... more than 30 books on the cultural and social effects of wildland and rural fires around the world, argues that many of the most ...
Corpus Christi firefighters return from battling California wildfires
Three Corpus Christi firefighters recently returned from California, where they helped battle the wildfires in the Pacific ...
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The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is.
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