The frequency and damage of calamities was weighted against population and geographic size to create the state scorecard.

When the Big One or another major disaster hits California, the emergency response will need to be massive. Fixing roads and other infrastructure; restoring power and cellphone service; providing food ...

Talk about a baptism by fire. The Amazon Disaster Relief California Wildfire Hub, based in an Inland Empire warehouse, opened less than six months before the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires ...

In 1993, California legislators enacted a law to overhaul how the state manages disasters, including how emergency responders coordinated their work and how they disseminated lessons learned. One ...

The Trump administration has reportedly reversed a decision made earlier in the day to deny sending relief to California for several wildfires that have scorched the state. Wildfires in California ...

Mobility challenges, medical needs and failed alerts left many older residents trapped when flames spread and smoke billowed as the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through Southern California last year ...

Californians have long relied on federal support to respond and recover from major disasters, but experts are sounding the alarm, saying the Trump Administration could delay assistance when it’s most ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared an emergency Saturday to ensure the city gets the resources it needs to fight a large ...

At COP30, the United Nations Climate Conference, Gov. Gavin Newsom praised California’s use of renewable energy and attacked the energy policies of the Trump administration. But from high prices to ...