A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians ... put it another way: Structural fires and wildland fires — and the interface is where the two come together. Just ...

The recent fires in Los Angeles have sparked concerns for residents living in Orange County's high-risk areas, which have ...

Chaparral, Calif.’s fire-adapted ecosystem, often goes overlooked. That is, except for when the high severity firestorms blaze through human communities. Chaparral was quickly lambasted during ...

Between 1990 and 2020, nearly 45% of the homes built in California have broken ground in what researchers and firefighters call the wildland-urban interface: the hillsides, ravines and canyons where ...

It may seem early to start talking about wildfire season, but seeing the destruction from the fires in Los Angeles and the ...

I'm Bobbie Scopa a retired firefighter and fire chief. In my career I've worked for urban fire departments as well as federal wildland fire agencies. I've managed and directed many fires in the ...

A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians ... Structural fires and wildland fires — and the interface is where the two come together.

A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...