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California's Wildfires

Stay informed on ongoing fire devastation and restoration, see the wide-reaching impacts of California’s worsening wildfires, and discover centuries-old Indigenous practices that may offer a path forward for living and working with fire.

Smoke from wildfires engulfs the valley. | From "The West is Burning"
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In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage

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After the LA fires, Mortgage Companies Promised to Give Devastated Homeowners a Break. Some Have Not

CA Probes State Farm Over Handing of Fire Insurance Claims
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SoCal Matters

CA Probes State Farm Over Handing of Fire Insurance Claims

L.A. Fires: Recovery & Rebuilding 

News Wrap: Thousands flee fire in mountains near LA
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PBS News Hour
News Wrap: Thousands flee fire in mountains near LA
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Architect Coalition Completes 200 Rebuilding Plans for Altadena Residents Displaced by Fire
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SoCal Edison’s Liability From the Eaton Fire Threatens to Gobble Up State’s Safety Fund
Incarcerated Firefighters’ Pay Could Go From $5.80 a Day to 7.25 an Hour
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Season 2025 Episode 415
SoCal Matters
Incarcerated Firefighters’ Pay Could Go From $5.80 a Day to 7.25 an Hour
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Newsom Plans to Let LA Suspend Duplex Projects in Fire Burn Zones
Two senators on working across the aisle to combat wildfires
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PBS News Hour
Two senators on working across the aisle to combat wildfires
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Thinking About Landscaping in a Fire-Prone Area? Here are Key Factors to Consider
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FEMA Aid for LA Fires Lags Behind Other Disasters
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New Support Group Helps Survivors Process the Devastation of Eaton and Palisades Fires

Living With Wildfire

firefighter lighting the final edige of a prescribed fire in Washington
Tending Nature
This Land is Their Land: A Future for Indigenous Fire in Southern California
This desert cottontail was dropped off at a rehab center with multiple injuries. He has found a home at an animal habitat. | Renee Grayson/Creative Commons
Earth Focus
How Wildlife Weathers California’s Deadly Wildfires
A boy stands near his home that was flooded due to rising sea levels.
Earth Focus
Solastalgia: Naming the Grief of Climate Change
Cultural Burning
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Tending the Wild
Cultural Burning
Yurok Fight for Cultural Burning
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Departures
Yurok Fight for Cultural Burning

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Ring of Fire
If he'd sailed last week, Columbus would have gotten here quicker, or ended up farther away.
Photo courtesy Karen Reimus
Mitigate, Mitigate, Mitigate
There are many ways to mitigate potential fire and earthquake damage to your home.
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