Los Angeles wildfires spark concerns for high-risk areas in Orange County
The recent fires in Los Angeles have sparked concerns for residents living in Orange County's high-risk areas, which have ...
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It’s likely Los Angeles-like wildfires will come to Eagle County. Here’s how local fire and water entities are preparing.
Eagle County is at risk of experiencing a large-scale wildfire. “We’ve always been and we probably always will be,” said Hugh ...
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Marin stakeholders, citing LA fires, escalate housing opposition
The pushback is coming from areas of the county with greater wildfire risks and potential evacuation problems.
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Why do arsonists set fires? The reasons are sometimes dark and surprising
Ed Nordskog never wanted to work on arson; his heart was set on becoming a homicide detective. But when an arson investigator position came up in the LA ...
The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is.
In just a single month, 2025 is the second most destructive fire year in California history, with more than 16,000 homes and other structures damaged or destroyed by two fires in the Los Angeles area.
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Rio Rico Firefighters return from Los Angeles fires
The wildfires in California were so severe, firefighters from all over the country poured in. Now some of the firefighters from Rio Rico are back and talking about their experiences.
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Outpacing Government? Lessons from Watch Duty’s Rise
Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...
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In light of Los Angeles fires, Cortez Fire presents to City Council
The Cortez Fire Protection District recently presented at the Cortez City Council work session, an hour before their regular ...
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Why California keeps putting homes where fires burn
LA fires expose California’s difficult road to navigate between disaster risk and solving the state’s housing crisis.
These House newcomers came to the Capitol with big plans. Then the wildfires hit
The California infernos were baptism by fire in Washington politics for Reps. Luz Rivas, George Whitesides and Laura Friedman ...
'We don't want to end up like California': Washington races to prevent LA-scale wildfire
The KING 5 Investigators uncover how western Washington is fighting to prevent a destructive Pacific Palisades-scale fire from sparking in the Evergreen State.
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News and opinion about wildland fire
“The conditions, that night, were unbearable,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony ... the advocacy group Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, was Chief of Fire and Aviation at Yosemite ...