CO2: 430.51 ppmExperts say recent changes at FEMA, NOAA and the U.S. Forest Service could make a challenging fire season in California even worse.
California authorities say the sweeping DOGE staffing cuts at the U.S. Forest Service will mean fewer prescribed burns leading into this year's wildfire season. Here's why that scares them.
Kelly Ramsey fought California's first gigafire as a member of a Hotshot crew in the state. Her new memoir chronicles her experiences on that blaze — and other major conflagrations.
As federal and state lawmakers call for soil testing after the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, the Newsom administration keeps downplaying contamination concerns.
Six months after a wildfire devastated the Pacific Palisades, the final evacuation orders have been fully lifted, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
When disaster strikes a state, “the governor should be able to handle it,” Trump said.
An independent panel is urging California lawmakers to to creating a new authority to oversee rebuilding after the firestorms in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
As officials scramble to shore up the state’s wildfire fund, they are considering extending the monthly surcharge imposed on customers of Edison and other utility companies.