Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
California Wildfire Map: Update on Containment as New Fire Starts
All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in ...
California Wildfire Map Update Shows How Every Fire Burning Has Spread
As of Thursday afternoon, six active wildfires are burning in Southern California, and maps shared on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) website show how each one has ...
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County official calls huge Northern California lithium battery storage fire a "Three Mile Island" event for emerging industry
The massive fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage plants in Northern California has shaken ... from carbon-free sources from the current 7 gigawatts today, according to ...
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Power lines over Eaton Canyon saw surge in current before fire, Edison reveals
Four Southern California Edison lines over Eaton Canyon saw a momentary increase of electrical current about the same time the destructive Eaton fire is ... Dunleavy said incidents like that ...
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How A.I. Can Help Humans Battle Wildfires, From Advanced Camera Systems to Forecasting Models
A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire fly down a residential street in Altadena, California, on January 8.
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Border 2 Fire map: Blaze with 'dangerous rate' erupts at California's Otay Mountain
Another fire is ablaze in Southern California, igniting Thursday near San Diego, continuing weeks of blazes in Southern California. The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay ...
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Eaton Fire nears full containment amid looming cold front
The center will replace the current one at Pasadena City College ... arrests were made for looting during these recent fire incidents. Cal Fire confirms that on Friday, nearly 1,837 personnel ...
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Fire Probe Starts at Big California Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Site
As a major fire abated ... safety. California is making a major investment in battery storage, with the state projecting need for 52 GW of storage capacity by 2045, up from the current 13.3 ...
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Map: Extreme drought expands in LA County after ‘abysmal' start to water year
Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues in fire-prone Southern ... Thursday. The California Drought Monitor map released Jan. 23 ...