Fires Meet the NorCal women behind Watch Duty, an app that informs people during wildfires By Elsa Cavazos, The Mendocino Voice | February 22, 2025 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 By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | February 19, 2025 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’ By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | February 16, 2025 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 By Ruth Dusseault, Bay City News | February 15, 2025 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 By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | February 11, 2025 The FAIR Plan assessment is the latest insurance fallout from the LA fires
climate change More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas By Julie Cart | CalMatters | February 11, 2025 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 By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | February 4, 2025 State Farm, the largest insurer for California homeowners, says the recent fires in LA have imperiled its finances.
Fires Moss Landing battery blaze: Officials demand independent investigation of lithium-ion fire By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | January 21, 2025 Without a proven system to fight battery fires, the blaze was still burning itself out Monday.
Fires CPUC approves plan to require frequent inspections of PG&E fire safety practices By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | January 20, 2025 One of the things California Public Utilities Commission will ask PG&E: can safety concerns be raised without fear of retaliation?
City Learn about Piedmont’s work to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate risk from wildfire By City of Piedmont | January 17, 2025 Piedmont Fire Chief Dave Brannigan to deliver presentation to the Public Safety Committee on Thursday, January 23.