‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
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Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk.
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How should Piedmont reduce risk from wildfires, earthquakes, and other natural hazards?
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Citizen input is essential -- the city seeks suggestions for a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.Oakland
Oakland spares 4 fire stations from closure despite deep cuts to close $130M budget gap
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Fire Stations 25 and 28, both in the Oakland hills, were temporarily closed in January and will reopen in July as fire risks change.Fires
Meet the NorCal women behind Watch Duty, an app that informs people during wildfires
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The app has become an indispensable source of facts on the ground in fire season.gavin newsom
Politicians rise or fall on disaster response. The LA fires are Gavin Newsom’s big test
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Newsom is getting props for being highly involved and available from day one.Uncategorized
California homeowners will have to fund half of high-risk insurer’s $1 billion ‘bailout’
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Most California home and fire insurance customers will see temporary fees added to their insurance bills as part of the charge.energy
Learning through burning: Moss Landing fire exposes need for changes in battery facilities
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Some of the issues that arose were the need for better emergency response plans, better monitoring, better architecture and better public health preparedness.Bay Area
California homeowners to face new fees to keep fallback insurance plan solvent
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The FAIR Plan assessment is the latest insurance fallout from the LA firesclimate change
More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
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Maps released Monday apply only to inland Northern California; other maps will be released over the next six weeks.wildfires
State Farm asks state officials for more insurance rate increases after LA fires
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State Farm, the largest insurer for California homeowners, says the recent fires in LA have imperiled its finances.Fires
