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Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?
"Ninety percent of what we do is prevention." Capstone is part of a growing and controversial ecosystem of private ...
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LA fires: Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most
As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication ...
What people who rebuilt their homes after wildfires wish they'd done differently
One Malibu homeowner, who asked that her name not be printed to protect her family's privacy, is still in the process of rebuilding her home after the 2018 Woolsey Fire burned it to the ground. The ...
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Rebuilding LA: Here's What Fire Survivors and Experts Say Is Key
The LA fires destroyed nearly 12,000 homes so far. As the city rebuilds, what design factors should be considered so that ...
The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.
Years ago, I watched my hometown burn. This song gave me hope.
It was there that I burnt my wrists under hot plates of chilaquiles waitressing at the Omelette Express and stood with my ...
Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild
The experiences of those who rebuilt after the 2017 wildfires in northern California offer a template for Los Angeles area ...
This California city lost thousands of homes to fire. Santa Rosa’s rebuilding has lessons for L.A.
Survivors of the 2017 Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa have a message for L.A. fire victims: You can’t imagine it now, but it is ...
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Who will pay for Los Angeles fire damages? Complexities abound.
Full disclosure: My father in 2017 lost a rental property in Santa Rosa in the Tubbs Fire. Seven years later, he's still awaiting final payment from the $13.5 billion PG&E-funded Fire Victim Trust, ...