CA Expands High 'Fire Hazard' Zones, Stricter Building Codes Coming
The number of California acres mapped into higher "fire hazard severity zones" is doubling. Stricter fire safety building ...
2 million acres of land in California designated as ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire danger areas
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
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Governor Newsom calls on CAL FIRE to update fire hazard zone map
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to prepare for future urban firestorms with updates to fire hazard maps.
USGS reports 5.1 magnitude quake in northern Morocco
The United States Geological survey (USGS) said early on Tuesday that a 5.1 magnitude quake hit near Ksar el Kebir in northern Morocco. There were no official reports of casualties. The quake was felt ...
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Newsom’s executive order mandates 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?
Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ignite flammable materials on and around homes.
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U.S. GoldMining Discovers New High Grade Zone at Raintree Prospect, Whistler Gold-Copper Project, Alaska
U.S. GoldMining Inc. is pleased to announce new assay results from the 2024 confirmatory diamond core drilling program ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsens. For a century, the lure of ...
Chile's president orders curfews as part of state of emergency decree in regions hit by wildfires
Chile's President Gabriel Boric on Saturday issued state of emergency decrees for two regions in the center and south of the country due to the threat of raging wildfires. Speaking at a press ...