Training has been limited and work to reduce flammable vegetation postponed. Some firefighters are leaving the force.
From uprising to fires, Blacks in L.A. continue the fight against erasure.
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.
The Eaton fire ravaged a historic Black community in Altadena. Now, people are using the words of one of its most famous residents as a guide to rebuild.
Preventing price gouging on rents and predatory evictions are looming challenges for public officials.
ICE affirms it does not conduct enforcement at evacuation or assistance sites.
Fearing little help from FEMA, they are clearing downed trees and marshaling support for their community.
It’s likely California’s homeowners will be on the hook when L.A.’s wildfire losses are added up, predicts former state insurance commissioner Dave Jones.
A whipsaw swing from very wet to very dry weather exposed millions to flames, smoke and pollutants.
As wildfires worsen, some federal firefighters fear Republican control of Congress and the White House could accelerate their exit from the workforce, leaving critical gaps in fire response.
Experts say insurance for renters and low-income homeowners could help ease the path to recovery.
Firefighters credit a perfect storm of more fires, low wages and dangerously high turnover rates for the trend.
Supporters say harvesting trees would thin out the state’s overgrown forests; critics say the wood pellets for heating produce more carbon than coal.
A new report from the Forest Service blames climate change for record-setting fires, but fails to mention the fossil fuel industry.
Wildland firefighters have been sounding the alarm on a lack of accessible housing. Is anyone listening?
Wildfires loom all over, but the rural counties with poor and elderly residents face the greatest threats.
Photojournalist Christian Monterrosa is on the ground documenting the second-largest wildfire in California’s history.
As the state gradually emerges from the pandemic, an economic hangover lingers over the wine industry.