Resilience is critical as the likelihood of catastrophic losses rises, writes Michael Shadeed of Franklin Street.

Languages: English. Red flag warnings are issued when environmental conditions become ideal for the rapid spread of fire. These include strong winds, low relative humidity, dry fuels and warm ...

Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...

Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package of wildfire prevention initiatives, including one that ...

Following January’s deadly and destructive California wildfires, the Department of the Interior has released maps notifying Americans if they live in at-risk areas over the course of this spring.

The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...

structure-level insights in wildfire risk assessment. Z-FIRE’s data also reveals more than 1.5 million structures in California face a high or very high risk of being within a wildfire perimeter.

Rising costs and cancellations by insurers citing wildfire risks have garnered attention in California, where many Los ...

The point of the Wildfire Risk Map, first published in 2022, was to inform lawmakers and agencies like the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office about where to ...