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Wildfire Updates
As wildfires continue to impact our communities, LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW, and CalMatters have come together to deliver free, reliable local news and updates. Daily to start. Less frequent as conditions improve.
Wildfire Updates is a new newsletter from LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW and CalMatters that helps Southern Californians make sense of our catastrophic wildfires.
LAist’s Wildfire Coverage
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Eaton and Palisades fire survivors have waited longer than any other disaster survivors for long-term federal help. -
California lawmakers are pushing back on Gov. Gavin Newsom's last-minute proposals to limit fire survivor payouts and utilities' financial liability. -
The federal government is moving to repeal the “roadless rule," which has prevented construction in certain parts of national forests since 2001. -
The new rules for defensible space around homes are some of the strictest in the country, but firefighters and others stress their importance. -
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 30, was in court Wednesday after his first trial ended with a deadlocked jury this summer. -
The weather pattern doesn’t guarantee flooding here, but now could be a good time to consider flood insurance, which is not included in most homeowners or renters policies.
