Over a century of fire suppression efforts have conditioned Americans to expect wildland ... Protecting homes from wildfires ...
When a wildland fire burns, it consumes grass, brush and trees. Often times, those fuels ... homes. Have you seen the pictures of home burned to the ground but vegetation around the home is ...
Around his wrist ... Helicopters made continuous water drops. Advertising Without the air support, the crews could have lost the upper hand, Merritt said. No homes in the canyon have been ...
Phoenix operates one of the largest and most reliable water distribution systems in the Southwest, with multiple redundancies to ensure a continuous ... wildland trained. "Four years ago, we hired ...
Follow the latest news, updates and containment efforts for the wildfires burning in Los Angeles, including the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Credit: Courtesy of CALFIRE When fires erupted in the Los Angeles hills on Jan. 7, East Bay residents who’ve been around long enough ... Oakland or in Los Angeles, is the continuous development of ...
Photo by Eric Thayer, Getty Images Welcome to CalMatters ... Residents have a responsibility to create a defensible space around their property and “harden” homes to make them fire resistant.
Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.
About a third of US homes are in a wildland-urban interface, a kind of high-risk area where development meets open land.