Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer January 9, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history,...
California Wildfires Will Likely Lead to Large Economic and Insured Losses January 8, 2025 By Don Jergler Active wind-driven wildfires in Southern California that are estimated to have burned more than 1,000 properties and prompted evacuation orders...
California Winds Drive Severe Fire Danger in Rain-Starved LA January 6, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Mark Chediak Exceptionally powerful, dry winds expected across Southern California this week are set to send wildfire risk skyrocketing in a region...
Wildfire Smoke Health Risks Can Linger in Homes That Escape Burning January 2, 2025 By Colleen E. Reid (THE CONVERSATION) On Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities just outside Boulder, Colorado. In the span...
End of Criminal New Mexico Movie Shooting Case Against Baldwin May Unlock Civil Suit December 31, 2024 By Morgan Lee The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for...
Firefighters Getting Handle on California Blaze That Threatened Malibu December 13, 2024 Firefighters are getting a better handle on a California wildfire that was threatening the city of Malibu as the winds...
Malibu Firefighters Make Gains on Blaze as Wind Warnings Persist December 11, 2024 By Lauren Rosenthal and John Gittelsohn Firefighters made some gains containing a raging wildfire that threatens Malibu, California, even as the burn area doubled in size...
Farmers Now Eyeing California Favorably and Will Expand Its Coverage Options December 11, 2024 Farmers Insurance said on Wednesday it will resume offering coverage for multiple lines of insurance in California to new customers....
Californians Pay Billions for Power Companies’ Wildfire Prevention Efforts. Are They Cost-Effective? December 5, 2024 By Alejandro Lazo Diane Moss lost her home in the Santa Monica Mountains after power lines ignited the apocalyptic Woolsey Fire in 2018....
Safer Buildings Vs More Housing: How New Building Codes May Impact Hawaii November 22, 2024 By Thomas Heaton A month after wildfires ravaged Maui in August 2023, Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency proclamation to postpone the adoption...