New California fire maps put nearly 4 million in hazardous zones
CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded fire hazard severity maps. Different colors come with different ...
New fire maps increase hazard zones in L.A. and Southern California by 3.5 million acres
Cal Fire's new maps for Southern California added 3.5 million acres into fire-hazard zones, increasing the acreage in the ...
Wildfires are driving up California electric bills. Lawmakers need to act
Budget-conscious lawmakers have responded by letting Edison, PG&E and SDG&E do most of the heavy lifting of reducing wildfire ...
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California Introduces 25-Point Plan to Combat Wildfires, Invests Billions in Resilience Efforts
California's Task Force unveils measures to combat wildfires, including 25 deliverables aimed at community protection and ...
SoCal Edison fined $2.2 million for deadly Fairview Fire in Hemet
Two people were killed, 35 structures were destroyed and more than 28,000 acres burned in 2022 when the Fairview Fire erupted ...
Crain's Chicago Business9d
Insurers are fleeing California. This Chicago upstart is running toward the fire.
CEO Sean Harper says high-risk areas provide an opportunity for the Chicago startup, one of the city's fastest growing ...
Redding Record Searchlight on MSN5d
Is your Redding home in a high fire hazard severity zone? You can find out.
While some Redding residents worry about losing fire insurance coverage, the state recently release new fire hazard severity ...
The Associated Press - Business News on MSN16d
California regulator mulls State Farm's request for 22% premium hike for homeowners after LA fires
California’s top insurance regulator says he will approve an emergency request from State Farm to raise home insurance rates for roughly a million customers if the company can justify the hike at a ...
The Washington Post5d
1 in 8 Californians now face extreme fire danger, Post analysis shows
The updated maps take into account California’s fire history ... a former chief deputy director of Cal Fire who retired in 2023. In the aftermath of the urban firestorms that swept through ...