Los Angeles Times2d
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
But in 2021, the state Legislature ordered Cal Fire to expand the mapping to include “high” hazard zones so the Legislature could apply fire-safety building regulations to the new “high ...
CBS News6d
Cal Fire battalion chief back working in the Bay Area after fighting LA fires
One of those firefighters was Battalion Chief Rob Wettstein, a Cal Fire crew member in Napa County. "We like to say we're always ready for every single incident, but I think in essence no one is ...
ABC7 San Francisco5d
New state legislation would make seasonal CAL FIRE firefighters full time
The January Southern California firestorm highlighted a chilling truth, and the dates of other CAL FIRE wildfire declarations hammer it home. There is truly no longer a wildfire season here in ...
Mercury News5d
California Politics
5, 2022. A Cal Fire report released in November 2023 said sparks from the contact between a sagging Southern California Edison line and another line caused the fire. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope ...
Los Angeles Times6d
After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
It wasn’t immediately clear where those dollars would come from. Cal Fire currently lays off some of its lowest ranking firefighters — yet the largest proportion of its workforce — during ...
CNN5d
California utility company says its equipment may have sparked a Los Angeles-area wildfire
It burned over 14,000 acres, according to Cal Fire. CNN’s Andy Rose contributed to this reporting. Correction: A previous AP story misreported the utility company’s statement about its ...
Firehouse6d
Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the city unmarked. Entire blocks of homes in Altadena were destroyed ...
Santa Barbara Independent5d
As California’s Fire Season Grows, State Senators Push for More Year-Round Firefighters
“This escalating crisis has stretched firefighters dangerously thin,” McGuire said at a press conference in Sacramento, flanked by 21 other state senators and representatives from the union ...
Newsweek5d
Gavin Newsom Changes California Fire Laws After Meeting Trump
The order also directs CalFire to add 1.4 million acres (nearly 2,200 square miles) to the state's fire-prone map, bringing more homeowners under these fire mitigation rules. Notably, most ...
Yahoo5d
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
California’s two most destructive and deadly fires, the Camp and Tubbs blazes which collectively ... It has burned 23,713 acres, according to CalFire. At least 27 people are confirmed dead ...
Deccan Chronicle5d
Fire breaks out at camp in Maha Kumbh Mela
Mahakumbh Nagar: A fire broke out at a camp in Mahakumbh Nagar on Friday, fire officials said. No casualties have been reported. Inspector Yogesh Chaturvedi of Khak Chowk police station said ...