SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California's wildfire risk has sent premiums skyrocketing and insurance companies fleeing the state. But this week, the state insurance commission released a new proposal to ...

With streaks of yellow, orange and red, Cal Fire’s new fire risk maps make plain the extent of fire danger in the Bay Area. The origin of the maps dates to one of the first major wildfires to burn ...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2024 – XyloPlan has officially brought its wildfire risk start-up company to market, powered by a grant from the renowned Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. With a mission to use ...

Utilities the world over are strengthening distribution systems to reduce wildfire risk. Yet the reality is that updating T&D systems is a complex effort. Equipment manufacturers can help, ...

When I attended a recent fire service conference, I had the pleasure of spending time with a statesman of the American fire service, a legend who has dedicated himself to educating the fire service on ...

In July, a thin white envelope appeared in 150,000 Oregon mailboxes, with a short letter inside that sparked a statewide controversy. The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) was assigning wildfire ...

Some regions are experiencing more days with extreme fire conditions. Scientists have quantified how much more fire-prone South America has become in recent decades, as several parts of the continent ...