The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...

The developers and residents around Rock Creek Mesa split about whether the annexation and new development would increase the ...

While insurers need time to sift through claims and issue payouts, it's become clear that many homeowners might not be ...

Before the wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes, Altadena was already debating a tense question: should new housing be ...

By Joe Stapleton, Mayor of Newport Beach As we watched in terror as the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires devastate our ...

Residents say the building is not equipped to handle another fire.

“It’s hard for us to gauge where exactly is that fire, where are the embers blowing. ... Those are things I would rely on ...

Large wildfires in the desert were once rare. Now experts worry that invasive plants and a changing fire cycle are putting ...

Even if you don't live in an area where wildfires are typical, it's important to know how to protect your health.

By Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters In just a single month, 2025 is the second most destructive fire year in California history, ...

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, ...

NOAA satellites paired with AI data analysis also generate alerts but over a wider area. They can detect heat signatures, map ...