Two proposals would reimburse homeowners in wildfire zones for making their roofs and yards more resistant to blazes.

California wants 40 Billion dollars in federal aid for wildfire recovery.Governor Gavin Newsom sent a letter to house speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader

Sierra Pacific Industries is launching a significant new initiative to combat wildfires in California and Oregon. The company, which has previously invested ov

Numerous species in California are reliant on regular burning to thrive. However, when wildfire patterns grow erratic, the resulting habitat destruction and pollution can harm fire-adapted species.

California Governor Gavin Newsom asks Congress for $40 billion in wildfire recovery.

Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco will be more at risk from flooding than wildfires, a new study has found. "The fires in Los Angeles this January followed two years of wet winters which encouraged the vegetation growth that became wildfire fuel,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has requested that Congress appropriate nearly $40 billion to support communities affected by the wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles region last month. Recognizing that “the total impact on California’s economy will take years to fully quantify,

California’s devastating wildfires have pushed the state’s insurance crisis to new heights, with two major carriers announcing rate increases affecting 660,000 policyholders amid estimated fire damages exceeding $250 billion.

According to a CoreLogic Wildfire Risk Report conducted in 2024, Austin ranks fifth in the nation for cities most at risk for wildfires. The top four cities are all located in California. David Bock,

Ten years ago, wildfires were considered secondary perils and not regarded as existential threats. The 2016 Fort McMurray fire in Alberta, Canada, changed that attitude within the insurance industry: The fire caused $3 billion in losses,

Wildfire presents a significant challenge to California's property insurance market, and the impact is becoming more frequent and costly over time. Recently, we examined the current state of the California (CA) homeowners insurance market by exploring key components of the ecosystem,