How Trump’s Mass Layoffs Raise Wildfire Risk in the West, According to Fired Workers February 25, 2025 By Martha Bellisle and Claire Rush The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources...
California Governor Asks Congress for $40B for LA Wildfire Relief February 24, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area...
Chilean Men Charged With Burglarizing Homes of Mahomes, Burrow, Other Players February 21, 2025 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at...
Zurich Insurance Sees $200 Million LA Wildfire Loss February 21, 2025 By Noele Illien Zurich Insurance Group AG is expecting pretax losses of $200 million from the January California wildfires as the insurer reported...
Airbnb Billionaire Plans Factory-Built Homes for LA Fire Victims February 20, 2025 By John Gittelsohn Billionaire Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb Inc. and a board member of Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc., plans to donate...
Farmers Estimates $600M in Losses from LA Wildfires February 19, 2025 Farmers said on Wednesday that it expects losses from the Los Angeles wildfires last month to reach an estimated $600...
Scientists Racing to Discover Depth of Ocean Damage From LA Wildfires February 19, 2025 By Dorany Pineda On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by...
California Wildfire Mitigation And Recovery Bill Package Introduced February 14, 2025 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and a group of state lawmakers are pushing a 10-bill legislative package designed to improve...
Southern California Edison Gear Ignited More Fires in 2024 Than Previous Year February 13, 2025 By Tim McLaughlin Southern California Edison’s equipment ignited nearly 60% more fires in 2024 than in the previous year, mainly tiny ones that...
Mercury Expects to Lose $1.6B to $2B From LA Wildfires February 13, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane Although Mercury Insurance Group expects gross losses from the 2025 California wildfires in the $1.6 billion-$2.0 billion range, potential subrogation...