KCC Estimates Losses From Palisades and Eaton Wildfires to Be Near $28B January 23, 2025 Catastrophe modeler KCC said insured loss from privately insured and California FAIR plan policies to residential, commercial and industrial properties,...
New Wildfires Erupt in California, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate January 23, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Two new wildfires that erupted in Southern California are spreading quickly over dry hillsides and forcing evacuations, stoking new fears...
Ash Left Behind by LA Wildfires Might Be Toxic, Experts Warn January 23, 2025 By Melina Walling Toni Boucher threw up the first time she saw the charred remains of her home and neighborhood after this month’s...
Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for Palisades and Eaton Fires at $28B to $35B January 22, 2025 New estimates peg insured losses to property from the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angels together will fall between...
Wildfire-Risk Models Are Struggling to Predict LA-Style Fires January 22, 2025 By Gautam Naik Among natural disasters, wildfires are the great unknown. Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors...
Los Angeles Pushes to Rebuild Homes Fast, Despite Wildfire Danger January 17, 2025 By Todd Woody, Eliyahu Kamisher and Michelle Ma California politicians are rushing to make it easier for residents to rebuild their homes incinerated in the Los Angeles firestorms....
Fire-Ravaged LA to See Respite But Danger ‘Not Yet Passed’ January 16, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Laura Curtis and Lauren Rosenthal The dry, dangerous winds that have kept fire-scarred Los Angeles on edge for days are finally forecast to end —...
Los Angeles Faces Another Day of Extreme Fire Risk as Winds Rise January 14, 2025 By Laura Curtis and Brian K. Sullivan Hot, dry winds are pummeling Los Angeles and surrounding areas of Southern California, raising wildfire risks through at least Wednesday...
Edison Utility Sued Over Role of Equipment in Los Angeles Fire January 13, 2025 By Jef Feeley, Mark Chediak and Malathi Nayak Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of...
Los Angeles Fires Rage as High Winds Set to Return This Week January 13, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Laura Curtis At least two rounds of vicious, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California early this week,...