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 ...
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The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland-urban interface. Here’s what that is
The map below shows inspections of buildings conducted by Cal Fire following the Eaton Fire along with the wildland-urban interface, illustrating just how destructive a major conflagration can be ...
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What starts wildfires in San Diego County? We crunched the data. Here’s what it shows — and what it doesn’t.
The causes of about 45% of fires handled by Cal Fire in County from 2019 through 2023 are either ‘undetermined’ or classified as ‘other.’ ...
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‘National Wildland Fire Service,’ federal firefighter consolidation push kicked off by U.S. senators
U.S. wildland firefighter efforts may soon be consolidated under a new bill introduced by Senators Alex Padilla and Tim ...
Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season
The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers ...
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Wildland urban interface
Judson Boomhower, assistant professor in the economics department of UC San Diego, on the wildland urban interface Since 2018, Cal Fire, the state’s fire agency, has inspected all of the ...
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Seasonal wildland firefighter job offers rescinded due to federal hiring freeze
With fire season basically year-round in California, seasonal wildland firefighters are a necessity, but some say their jobs have been rescinded.
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The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland-urban interface. Here’s what that is
Judson Boomhower, assistant professor in the economics department of UC San Diego, on the wildland urban interface Since 2018, Cal Fire, the state’s fire agency, has inspected all of the ...
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Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee Altadena inferno - now it’s changing fire-hazard maps
The Tunnel fire broke out in a wooded canyon just minutes away from UC Berkeley, where David Sapsis was working on his Ph.D.
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The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is.
Judson Boomhower, assistant professor in the economics department of UC San Diego, on the wildland urban interface Since 2018, Cal Fire, the state’s fire agency, has inspected all of the ...