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The FAIR Plan is California’s home insurance plan of last resort. But policies in San Diego County more than tripled in recent years, which mirrors a troubling statewide trend.
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Southern California Edison will pay $80 million to settle claims on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service connected to a massive wildfire that destroyed more than a thousand homes and other structures in 2017.
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A new report from the First Street Foundation finds evidence that climate change is having an impact on air quality, especially in California and the West. The group’s computer models predict things will continue to get worse.
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As the FAIR Plan writes more fire-insurance policies, homeowners complain about poor service, rising costs and threats of getting kicked off.
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The high heat of California wildfires transformed a benign metal into a toxic form, new research finds. Exposure to high levels of hexavalent chromium is linked to increased rates of lung cancer.
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The Camp Fire leveled about 11,000 homes in the town, displacing most of the 26,000 people who lived there. Five years later, only about 2,400 homes have been rebuilt.
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An evacuation order for the Highland Fire was issued by CalFire on Tuesday morning for north of the San Diego County line south of Highway 79, east of Forest Route 8S07 and west of Crosley Truck Trail.
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A vegetation fire broke out Monday near the Rancho Bernardo community of San Diego. Ground and airborne crews have largely extinguished the flames.
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Despite relatively mild wildfire seasons this year and last year, California has seen 12 of its largest 20 wildfires — including the top eight — in the previous five years.
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On Oct. 25, 2003, the Cedar Fire roared through San Diego County, killing 15 people and destroying more than 2,800 homes and businesses.
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