B.C. residents advised to keep ‘go bags’ ready as wildfire season gets underway
Phone charger, essential documents and food and water some of the items suggested for emergency kits A motorist watches from a pullout on the Trans-Canada Highway as a wildfire burns on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C.. Emergency officials say people should set...
California wildfire losses likely to be in the billions of dollars: Moody’s
Claire Wilkinson Risk Management - Business Insurance August 26, 2020 Ongoing California wildfires are likely to result in billions of dollars in insured losses following damage to commercial and residential properties, Moody’s Investors Service Inc. said in a report...
These maps show ‘all of the pieces are in place’ for serious fire season in Northern California
Maps from the Northern California Geographic Coordination Center show areas of the north state with above-normal significant fire potential from June through September and October 2021.Northern California Geographic Coordination Center Kellie Hwang June 4,...
Major heat wave expected to hit SoCal later this week, further elevating wildfire risk
Sareen Habeshian The National Weather Service shared this forecast map on July 5, 2021, indicating warming in the valleys and lower deserts. Hot, hot, hotter. A heat wave is expected to hit much of the Southland later this week, increasing the potential for brush...
Governors of Idaho and Montana pen letter to President Biden after being left out of wildfire response meeting
Credit: KTVBA wildfire burns in the Payette National Forest. (file photo) Despite facing severe wildfire seasons, Idaho and Montana are two western states President Biden did not invite to participate in the meeting. BOISE, Idaho — The governors of Idaho and Montana...
When Firsts Responders Become Civilians
An aerial view of the damage caused by the Tubbs Fire in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, CA, in October 2017.Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS Costa shares an emotional story of how the 2017 California wildfires threatened his home and family, giving him a...
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