California Wildfires News

Southern California Edison: Details on Transmission Lines in Eaton Amid Wildfire Probe

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International, said on Monday preliminary analysis of data showed a “momentary and expected increase in current” on its energized lines in the Eaton Canyon corridor on Jan. 7 evening. Fire officials have …

Southern California Edison Asked by Investigators to Preserve Gear at LA’s Eaton Blaze

Fire investigators have asked Southern California Edison Co. to preserve its equipment near the site where the deadly Eaton fire began earlier this month. The Los Angeles County Fire Department, the lead agency investigating the blaze, asked the utility to …

Fitch Revises Mercury’s Outlook to Negative

Fitch Ratings said in an outlook revision that it expects Mercury General Corp.’s credit profile will withstand the impact of the Eaton and Palisades fires near Los Angeles, but the agency also gave a negative outlook that reflects “the potential …

LA Fires Could Consume 30% of European Reinsurers’ Natural Disaster Budgets: Fitch

The Los Angeles wildfires could consume more than 30% of the aggregate natural catastrophe budgets set for 2025 by Europe’s four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR, according to a Fitch Ratings commentary. Insured losses …

New Wildfires Erupt in California, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate

Two new wildfires that erupted in Southern California are spreading quickly over dry hillsides and forcing evacuations, stoking new fears in a region that’s been devastated by recent deadly blazes. The Hughes Fire, which began Wednesday and grew within hours …

Ash Left Behind by LA Wildfires Might Be Toxic, Experts Warn

Toni Boucher threw up the first time she saw the charred remains of her home and neighborhood after this month’s deadly Los Angeles-area wildfires. Now she wonders if it’s worth it to go back to sift through the ashes and …

LA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag

Dangerous winds and drought will create extreme fire risk across Southern California Tuesday, putting more than 11 million people in the path of conditions that would allow blazes to spread quickly as the region holds out hope for rain. Seasonal …

Los Angeles Pushes to Rebuild Homes Fast, Despite Wildfire Danger

California politicians are rushing to make it easier for residents to rebuild their homes incinerated in the Los Angeles firestorms. That means waiving green construction mandates designed to combat climate change — which is driving such conflagrations by making conditions …

Actuary Group Forecasts Climate Change to Have Massive GDP Hit Without Policy Action

Here’s stark warning in a new report from a group of actuaries: the global economy could face a 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090. That is if immediate policy actions on risks posed by climate change are not …

Moody’s Says LA Fire May Pose Risk to Southern California Edison

The Eaton Fire in central Los Angeles County poses a potential credit risk to power provider Southern California Edison, which operates electrical lines in the area where the destructive blaze first started, Moody’s Ratings said in a report on Thursday. …