Opinion: Los Angeles tragedy points to need for support for CT fire services
This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...
Expect Los Angeles’ multibillion-dollar fire recovery to bring fraud, abuse and more misfortune
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades ...
Fire-ravaged Southern California braces for gusty winds and heightened wildfire risk
Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes ...
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Oregonians accused of impersonating firefighters in SoCal known to local district
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrested two Scio residents for impersonating firefighters. according to a joint media ...
Las Vegas strike teams return after aiding Los Angeles wildfire efforts
Two strike teams from the Las Vegas area are set to return home this evening after assisting in the fight against wildfires in the Los Angeles area.The 21-per ...
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Bill Pramuk, Trees and People in Napa Valley: Getting real about fire risks
My first professional exposure to fire risk management with trees and landscapes was back in 1994. It was the second annual ...
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Acknowledging wildfire risk can protect homes
Over time, extensive fire suppression, home construction in high fire-risk areas and climate change have set the stage for ...
After fires, even surviving homes can be ‘filled with ash and smoke damage’
Even for homes that emerged from the Palisades, Eaton and other fires without major structural damage, the blazes left an ...
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Special Report: Mass Timber On The Rise
Amid rising surface temperatures and an ongoing climate crisis, scientists and architects alike are working hard to think of ...
Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?
Robert MacKenzie is an assistant fire chief — but not the kind who works for your local fire department. As the Palisades Fire bore down on Southern California last week, the private fire crew he over ...
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LA fires: Average insured claim estimated at $1.9m with 17,027 structures destroyed or damaged
The wildfires still burning in parts of the Palisades and Eaton areas of Los Angeles, California, have now damaged or ...
Opinion
Why is Karen Bass getting so much blame for the LA fires but county supervisors so little?
Fire Chief Hallock discusses the unprecedented fires in Los Angeles and Santa Monica's close call, highlighting the community's resilience ...