California Fire Hazard Severity maps released for 3rd phase, counties include Sacramento, Amador
The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones is set to be released Monday by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cal Fire. New maps rating the likelihood and severity of ...
New wildfire maps highlight Sacramento area's wildfire vulnerabilities
"It is always a concern, when you live in an area that it is so open, that you could have a fire erupt at any point," said Corinne Beshara.
California Fire Hazard Severity maps released for 3rd phase, counties include San Benito, Monterey
The next phase of updated California Fire Hazard Severity Zones, which assess the likelihood of wildfire behavior in local ...
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California wildfire air pollution insights coming from air sensor network
Residents can track localized pollution, including particles from the wildfires that tore across Los Angeles in January, ...
Three accused of defrauding FEMA with fake claims of SoCal wildfire damage
The defendants filed false claims asserting that their homes had been damaged or destroyed by the Palisades and Eaton fires, ...
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How to improve wildfire modelling
As Canada faces record-breaking natural catastrophe losses, experts are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to refine ...
Chucking California’s recycling rules
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direction to redo draft recycling rules is already reverberating on the opposite coast — and reviving ...
Is your neighborhood at high wildfire risk? | Here's how to check the city's wildfire risk map
It's that time of year, when high temperatures, dry soil and high winds combine to create fire weather concerns across Central Texas. Geography, structure density and other factors can contribute to ...
Southwest Airlines to end free checked bags. Here’s what it means for California travelers
Southwest Airlines will be changing its baggage policy this spring. Here's what to know before your next flight.
A loophole in California law makes it hard to prosecute threats against schools. Will lawmakers close it?
San Diego resident Lee Lor sent hundreds of emails threatening a mass shooting at Shoal Creek Elementary School as replies to random spam emails.
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Why were these Bay Area communities left off list of fire-risk areas where insurers must expand coverage?
Yet many Bay Area neighborhoods facing the most serious fire hazards, from the Oakland and Berkeley hills in the East Bay to the Gilroy area at the southern tip of Silicon Valley, aren "t included in ...
BPA plan to leave Western energy market sparks worries of rate increases
The proposed change would mean a new slate of customers from as far away as Louisiana would be able to buy power from BPA. Critics say it would cost large investor-owned NW utilities, which would pass ...