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Calif. launches probe into State Farm over LA fire claims
Complaints about State Farm's claims process for displaced home and business owners in Los Angeles following January's fires prompted a review by the Insurance Commissioner.
June 15, 2025
“Breath of fresh air”: Trump signs order beefing up wildfire prevention, response
President Trump's latest executive order tackles preventing and responding to devastating, deadly wildfires that have become routine in Central California.
June 12, 2025
House passes bill to help mitigate forest fires
The bill would speed up the process to clear fallen trees and branches near power lines on federal lands.
May 14, 2025
Valley reps back bill to streamline wildfire prevention efforts
Firefighters are currently required to go through a lengthy permitting process to use aerial fire retardant. A new bill introduced to Congress seeks to change that.
May 8, 2025
Consumer advocates sue to block insurers from collecting LA wildfire fee from policyholders
California's top insurance regulator ordered insurers to pay $1 billion to the FAIR Plan for LA destruction. Now, they're being sued to block passing the bill onto policyholders.
April 21, 2025
Newsom declares wildfire emergency, drops CEQA requirements to clear forests
The move cuts legal hurdles that would otherwise block forest management efforts to avert devastating wildfires.
March 2, 2025
Calif.’s wildfire crisis is burning through your wallet
"For years, we’ve known that California is a kindling box, waiting for the next spark to ignite another catastrophic fire," writes Assemblyman David Tangipa.
February 20, 2025
Grapevine reopens after Hughes Fire shutters I-5. Firefighters stave off disaster in Castaic.
A new blaze along I-5's Ridge Route has shut down the roadway north of Castaic, with southbound traffic from the Central Valley to southern California halted and diverted to alternative routes.
January 22, 2025
As fires rage in L.A., Fresno company could revolutionize firefighting, save lives
The yet-to-be approved aerial firefighting system developed by Fresno’s Caylym Technologies could deliver more fire retardant from vastly higher altitudes.
January 15, 2025
Calif.’s worst wildfire of the year could have been worse. Here’s how catastrophe was avoided.
Fuel breaks against the Park Fire in northern California helped stop the blaze from turning to a catastrophe.
September 24, 2024