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Update on New Jersey Wildfire: 30% Contained, Evacuation Orders Lifted

Apr 23 2025 // A major wildfire in southern New Jersey’s Ocean County expanded last night, leading to the evacuation of 5,000 people and threats to more than 1,320 structures. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported last night...

Wildfire Losses Drop Chubb Q1 Net Income 38%, While Tariffs Create ‘Confusion’

Apr 23 2025 // First quarter 2025 net income at Chubb fell nearly 38% to about $1.3 billion as losses from the California wildfires overcame underlying results. Chief Executive Officer Evan G. Greenberg in a statement said the insurer...

High Cost of Living Fears Made Worse by LA Wildfire in UCLA Survey

Apr 21 2025 // The high cost of living remains a main concern in America’s largest exacerbated by the January 2025 wildfires is one of the biggest worries bothering residents of Los Angeles County. A survey focused on the county,...

Revisiting California’s Wildfires: A Personal Journey

Apr 21 2025 // PART TWO OF A TWO-PART SERIES In this second article in a two-part series, Journalist Russ Banham endeavors to better understand the factors behind the devastating fires in Los Angeles County and the roles that public...

Wildfires and Lessons Learned

Apr 21 2025 // “I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they made of the value of things.” — Benjamin Franklin It seems difficult to watch a daily newscast that...

California Sets Aside $170M to Thin Vegetation, Forests to Help Prevent Wildfires

Apr 17 2025 // Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Monday that will provide more than $170 million in state funding to help prevent wildfires while signing an order aimed at speeding up the work by easing environmental...

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