Fire crews swiftly extinguish house blaze near Highland High School
Crews are investigating the cause of a house fire that erupted near Highland High School on Tuesday.The Bakersfield Fire Department said on February 11, 2025, c ...
FAIR Plan to assess insurers $1 billion for L.A. fires; consumers may be on the hook for nearly half
The California FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, has received approval to assess its member carriers $1 billion ...
California homeowners to face new fees to keep fallback insurance plan solvent
The plan will impose a special charge on homeowners and insurance companies to cover $1 billion in L.A. wildfire costs ...
California’s High-Risk Insurer Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying ...
Moss Landing Fire: Erin Brockovich and residents file lawsuit against multiple companies
Several residents of Moss Landing are now suing multiple energy companies over last month's fire at a battery storage ...
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More than 2 million acres of local land in inland NorCal designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
California FAIR Plan needs $1 billion more to pay out claims from LA fires
California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out claims related to the Los Angeles wildfires, the state Insurance Department said ...
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Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce wildfire danger
But wildfire experts say cutting down Southern California's chaparral won't make the region safer from wildfires. In fact, ...
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Visualizing the Los Angeles wildfires in maps and charts
By Matt Stiles, Sean O'Key, Byron Manley, Lou Robinson, Curt Merrill, Annette Choi, Rachel Wilson, Henrik Pettersson, Amy ...
How a lung doctor copes with health threats from the California wildfire that took his home
Ronaghi got an alert on his phone about a wildfire threatening his neighborhood. The text warned of a possible evacuation. An ...
What’s Next For Southern California Burn Scars? Debris Flows
“Recent research shows that debris flows almost always happen in Southern California after wildfires, and given that there ...