How to Rebuild From the Ashes
Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park was destroyed by a fire in 2017—but mostly recovered. It could be a model for Altadena and Pacific ...
The families of L.A. wildfire victims confront the failures that prevented escape
One month after the devastation, the public and California’s government are facing tough questions about their approach to ...
National Catholic Reporter2dOpinion
The Catholic response to the LA fires is care for neighbor and planet
Pope Francis offers guidance on evaluating and responding to disaster through his encyclicals Laudato Si' and Fratelli Tutti.
A month after L.A. firestorms, essential questions still haunt Southern California
A month after the L.A. firestorms brought unprecedented levels of destruction, the region is still grappling with basic ...
San Jose, Oakland fire departments understaffed like L.A.
We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...
Government Technology13d
Some Major California Fire Departments Are Understaffed
In the Bay Area, two of the largest city fire departments are stretched, raising questions about their ability to protect ...
power-grid13d
What would it cost to bury all of California’s power lines?
Recent wildfires in California are sparking debates on potential utility culpability, leading many people to ask the simple ...
Mercury News13d
Crashes and Disasters
The devastating fires that continue to burn in Los Angeles and rank among California ... staffing ratio per 1,000 people of 2 ...
CBS News14d
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted but mudslide concerns remain
The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community of ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. At one point, 31,000 people were ...
Think only California burns? Think again. Even Florida, Texas and New Jersey at risk.
USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at ...
Washington Times19d
New blaze in Los Angeles County, called the Hughes fire, spreads to more than 5,000 acres
A new wildfire broke out in Los Angeles County, California ... of the mandatory evacuation zone per the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) incident map.
NBC Los Angeles19d
31,000 under evacuation orders in fast-moving Hughes Fire in Castaic
Details about how the fire started in Angeles National ... like most of Los Angeles County, is under severe drought conditions after a dry start to the wet season in Southern California.