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Inside the testing site helping insurers and builders make homes that survive fires
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, funded in part by the insurance industry, builds homes and exposes them ...
100 days after the Southern California wildfires, residents and leaders reflect on recovery and challenges
Many are still processing the grief and the loss. But as the hustle and bustle of recovery churned on amid the ruins, local ...
Breaking: Moody Fire reported in Placer County on April 19
A new wildfire was reported today at 5:07 a.m. in Placer County. Moody Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to ...
Consumer group sues California insurance commission to stop $500M overcharge
The suit wants to stop a plan that passes millions of dollars to homeowners as part of the FAIR Plan, an insurer of last ...
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American couple starts massive wildfire in California when gender reveal goes wrong
A family's plan to reveal the gender of their baby went up in flames when the device they used sparked a wildfire that burned ... a city east of Los Angeles, California. The fire prompted ...
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Here’s how many acres most of Southern California’s cities changed on Cal Fire’s risk map
Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for Southern California on Monday, March 24, the final piece in a 2025 statewide rollout. While Cal Fire mapped “very high” wildfire zones under ...
Living through a ‘low-attention disaster,’ Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA’s shadow
Nearly six months after the Mountain Fire displaced 750 people and destroyed 182 homes and other structures in Ventura County ...
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At least 24 dead as wildfires ravage southern South Korea and force thousands to evacuate
A Korea Forest Service helicopter dumps fire retardant on a wildfire in Uiseong, South Korea, Monday, March 24, 2025. (Yoon Gwan-shick/Yonhap via AP) A Korea Forest Service helicopter dumps fire ...