California Wildfire News

Devastated California Town Struggles to Rebuild Amid High Home Insurance Costs

Heidi Lange was among the first to rebuild after the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed her home in 2018 along with much of the town of Paradise. After the fire, she got divorced, which left her with only half …

Southern California Wildfire That Prompted Evacuation Order Now 20% Contained

A wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds that in southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, has grown to 2,4897 acres and is now 20% contained. The Highland Fire started Monday afternoon in unincorporated Riverside County. …

Southern California Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Order for Thousands as Winds Fuel Flames

A wildfire fueled by Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said. The Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. Monday in dry, brushy hills near the …

California Commissioner Wants FAIR Plan Changes, Modeling to Improve Insurance Market Conditions

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a package of sweeping executive actions that include changes to the FAIR Plan, new rules for the review of climate catastrophe models, and public meetings exploring incorporating California-only reinsurance costs into rate filings – …

California Town of Paradise Deploys Warning Sirens as 5-Year Anniversary of Deadly Fire Approaches

California residents driven from their homes by one of the deadliest wildfires in recent history had one request before they would rebuild in the small mountain town of Paradise: warning sirens to bolster town emergency systems that failed some people …

2 Southern California Firefighters and Pilot Were Killed in Helicopter Collision

Three people were killed after two firefighting helicopters collided in Southern California while fighting a blaze in Riverside County, emergency officials said. One of the helicopters landed safely. ” Unfortunately, the second helicopter crashed and tragically all three members perished …

Viewpoint: California’s Next Steps on Cat Models, Challenges and Issues in Insurance Rate-Making‎

A recently brewing and critical California issue is the conflict between industry’s desire to file catastrophe rating models to inform California property rates and California’s laws allowing a public inspection of rate filings. A large majority of carriers in the …

Some Gains Made on 80K Acre Southern California Wildfire

Containment on an 80,000-plus-acre wildfire in Southern California grew to 23% on Tuesday, as firefighters made some progress against the state’s most massive ongoing blaze. It was listed as being at 0% containment a day earlier. The York Fire in …

Containment of Massive Southern California Wildfire Grows

Fire crews built containment lines and patrolled for hot spots throughout the day on Wednesday to continue to keep a massive Southern California wildfire from growing. Containment on the Rabbit Fire grew to 55% with extreme heat and low humidity …

Firefighters Make Gains on Southern California Wildfire

Firefighters gained ground Monday against a large wildfire and three smaller blazes in the torrid interior of Southern California. The Rabbit Fire grew slightly overnight to more than 12 square miles but containment jumped to 35%, according to the Riverside …