Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years, from $1.1 billion in 2014‑15 to $3 billion in 2023‑24.
Southern California Edison says power lines saw an increase in current day of Eaton Fire
The utility company maintained that the current increase remained within the design limits and did not trigger system protection on these lines.
California Border Fire Map: Blaze Moving Toward Homeland Security Offices
As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.
How Fire Containment Works and Why It’s Proved So Hard in California
The first priority for firefighters tackling the devastating Los Angeles wildfires was to stop them spreading. This process, known as containment, saved many neighborhoods from the blazes that left at least 28 people dead and destroyed more than 16,
L.A. fire maps show Palisades, Eaton, Hughes and more fires in California right now
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
California power company says encampment found near area where Eaton fire started; critics doubt it sparked fire
Facing growing scrutiny over whether one of its transmission towers sparked the Eaton fire, Southern California Edison this week said that an encampment was found roughly 300 yards downhill from the tower in Eaton Canyon.
Winds in Southern California are expected to calm, but the fire threat continues this week
As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.
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Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards
according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire. As of midday Thursday, the inferno was 24% contained, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department tells CNN. Fire crews overnight contributed ...
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California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law ... the regulations still haven't been written. The state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has no firm timeline for completing them. “It’s frustrating at every level of government,” said ...

Rain helps Southern California firefighters

Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Rain in Southern California Creates Mudflows but Helps Firefighters
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Six Oregon Department of Forestry strike teams return home from fighting S. California wildfires
(KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry ... in California's Los Angeles County for the past two weeks. While in California, the strike teams were split between the Palisades Fire and the ...
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California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history ... The state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has no firm timeline for completing them.