Redding Record Searchlight25d
More than 2 million acres in California designated ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire risk areas
Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science ... Maps released Monday apply only to inland Northern California — Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer ...
Los Angeles Times18d
Evacuations failed and 85 people died during California’s deadliest wildfire. What are lessons for L.A.?
making the Camp fire the deadliest wildfire in California history. Six years later, how that Northern California community responded to the botched evacuations offers lessons for Los Angeles ...
NASA uses new technology to understand California wildfires
Developed at NASA JPL, the science instrument gives researchers a more detailed picture of high-temperature surfaces, such as land scorched by wildfire, than previous infrared instruments.
USA Today29d
Feds will not test soil after LA fires cleanup. Experts warn more testing is needed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it will not conduct soil sampling at private properties damaged by the Palisades and Eaton fires, raising concerns about the risks of lingering contaminants ...
Bloomberg L.P.21d
Useless High-Voltage Power Lines Risk Sparking California Fires
One, near Los Angeles, has been accused of sparking January’s Eaton Fire, which leveled the community of Altadena and killed 17 people. Another, in Northern California Wine Country, triggered a ...
The Fresno Bee29d
Congress must continue to fund these critical strategies to fight and prevent wildfires | Opinion
Businesses in Palisades Village are a total loss, devastated by the Palisades fire on Jan. 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, California. Brian van der Brug Los Angeles Times/TNS Northern Californians ...