Fire captain dies in the line of duty in Central California. ‘A dedicated firefighter’
A Kings County Fire captain died Saturday night while at a house fire in Avenal. Mark Eads was 62. He had been with the ...
Firefighters battling deadly California wildfires reach critical milestone on road to recovery
After wreaking havoc for more than three weeks, two deadly wildfires are now 100% contained. Here’s a look back at the ...
California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...
Funds to fight fires — not crime — is new priority for many California cities
Many municipalities are already considering approaching voters with a wide range of new taxes and borrowing measures they ...
California’s Palisades and Eaton fires both 100 percent contained —three weeks after erupting
The deadly Palisades and Eaton wildfires have finally been 100% contained — more than three weeks after they broke out in Los ...
Wildfire victims file more than 4,400 claims with California’s FAIR Plan, home insurer of last resort
That’s enough to kick the plan’s strained finances further into crisis mode, increasing the chances that homeowners statewide ...
California wildfires lose steam but welcomed rain brings different threats
Much-needed rain has begun to fall over Southern California, bringing relief to the drought-stricken region but also the ...
California Wildfires: Scorched region gets its first significant rain in months.
So far, many clues to the origins of the deadly Eaton fire, which started in the area just after 6 p.m. that evening and went ...
Here’s How California Cannabis Businesses Are Handling Wildfire Losses
Of the over 16,000 structures destroyed in the recent rash of wildfires in Southern California, many cannabis businesses were ...
California man pleads guilty after his drone collides with aircraft fighting Palisades Fire
A California man agrees to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft after his drone collides ...
Armed with a hazmat suit and a few tools, this ‘angel of debris’ finds glimmers of joy for fire victims
When fire victims return to find nothing but charred wreckage, many assume their irreplaceable belongings perished. Jeff Levy ...