A 723-page review ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom finds LAthe fires overwhelmed a system never designed for a wind-driven conflagration.
Category: California Wildfires
As wildfires grow, California still hasn’t decided who pays to fireproof water systems. Lake County didn’t wait.
As fire season takes hold, California is managing fuels and fire on federal lands. Can the state keep it up?
Record wildfires strain Western states as Trump’s fire reorg pushes full suppression; in California, scientists warn of forest health risks.
The rollback could open more than 4 million California acres to roads and logging as research links roads to wildfire ignitions.
A fast-moving fire near Yosemite and an incoming heat wave highlight a growing link between heat and wildfires.
Wildfires are outpacing California’s ability to regrow forests, and shrinking federal funding is widening the gap.
California reservoirs are high but snowpack is low. Experts warn of a potentially early fire season but hedge on drought. Here’s what to know.