As of Sunday night, the number of people missing stands at 296 in California’s worst wildfire on record. The Butte County Sheriff’s Department said the death toll was at 85. Searchers spent the day looking for remains in the Paradise area, where 14,0...
A bill that sought to overhaul California’s system for wildfire hazard mapping has died in the state Assembly. Senate Bill 610, introduced in June by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco),sparked heated debateover its plan to eliminate the decades-old system of ranking state and local land...
L. et al. Climate change and growth scenarios for California wildfire. Clim. Change 109, 445–463 (2011). Article Google Scholar Zhu, S., Horne, J. R., Mac Kinnon, M., Samuelsen, G. S. & Dabdub, D. Comprehensively assessing the drivers of future air quality in California. ...
n January, PG&E filed for bankruptcy over $51.69 billion in debts that accrued over the liabilities and wildfire-related claims that followed the deadly Northern California fires of 2015, 2017 and 2018 which were a result, either directly or in direct association with, the company’s equipment....
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— A wildfire of over 5,000 acres near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County is burning right up to the site of a proposed development Attorney General Rob Bonta had blocked because it was so fire-prone and turned into a state wildlife preserve instead last year. ...
That’s because insurers in the state are on the hook to pay into the plan when it can’t cover all its claims. Click here to read the full article in CalMatters Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: California Politics, insurance companies, Legislature, Wildfire...
All parents described the wildfire as stressful and as a traumatic event for their children. They were exposed to disturbing stimuli during the evacuation, in the aftermath, and through reminders of traumatic experiences that occured during the fires. Families evacuated under stressful conditions, witne...
(Learn more in our guide to wildfire insurance.) If you have trouble finding a policy, you can turn to the California FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort. FAIR Plan coverage is limited, paying only for damage due to fire, lightning, smoke and internal explosions. A “...
"This is just a down payment, this gets the ball rolling, this is early action," said Newsom, flanked by Cal Fire Director Thom Porter. The wildfire bill allocates $536 million to an array of programs and initiatives aimed at mitigating wildfires. It spends more than half on su...