Cal Fire elected not to fund millions of dollars in Wildfire Prevention Grants over the last four years for areas that were destroyed by the Palisades fire, state records show. During the same period, ...

California had a budget surplus in 2021 and 2022 and pumped more money into programs addressing forest health and wildfires. Following budget deficits, the state cut $144 million in wildfire-related ...

Wildfires are essential for maintaining ecological balance, but they can also cause serious damage to ecosystems and wildlife. Fires release large amounts of carbon dioxide and organic and inorganic ...

There were 178 fires sparked by Edison equipment last year, up from 107 in 2015, even though the utility has spent billions of dollars to prevent them, including $1.9 billion last year. Edison’s ...

Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire ...

Fatal house fires seem to be flooding the news headlines: “12 People, Including 8 Kids, Killed in Fire”; “Mother and 3 Children Identified After Fatal House Fire”; “11-Year-Old Boy Killed in Fatal ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) – the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week™ for more than 100 years – has announced “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home” as ...

The arm of the Los Angeles Fire Department in charge of preventing wildfires faced years of allegations of corruption, laziness, harassment and discrimination before the blazes that have devastated ...

With the West stricken by rising temperatures, deepening drought and blasting winds, often all that’s needed to ignite a fire is a spark. Increasingly, power lines strung through expansive wildlands ...

October 5 - 11 is Fire Prevention Week! Read the new edition of Shop Talk (pdf) to learn more about lithium ion battery safety. At William & Mary, fire safety is practiced to reduce the destruction ...