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Californians can learn to survive wildfire in a warming world. KQED’s reporting includes vital resources, including what to pack for evacuation and how to protect your home. Our in-depth coverage examines fire from all angles, highlights solutions, and clearly explains the connection between a warming climate and severe fire.

Wildfire NewsWildfire News

California Requires Solar Panels on New Homes. Should Wildfire Victims Get a Break?

Apr 13

California Legislators Introduce Bills to Enhance Wildfire Safety Measures

Feb 27

‘The Last Fire Season’ Describes Living Through the 2020 Wildfires

Jan 22

New Stanford Research Reveals How Toxic Wildfire Smoke Can Be

Dec 21, 2023

Why Your PG&E Bill is About to Go Up

Nov 27, 2023

Facing the Fire: California's Sierra Foothills Residents Race to Adapt

Nov 20, 2023

PG&E Gets Green Light to Raise Rates for Wildfire Prevention Efforts

Nov 17, 2023

How Climate Change Affects Your Life in the US

Nov 14, 2023

Insurance In California Is Changing. Here's How It May Affect You

Nov 13, 2023

Stanford Researchers Publish First Paper to Quantify How Much Protection We Get From Beneficial Fires

Nov 10, 2023

Older and OverlookedOlder and Overlooked

When Wildfire Breaks Out During a Pandemic, Who’s Responsible for Elderly Evacuees?

Oct 30, 2020

See How Wildfires Endanger Older Californians — and it’s Getting Worse

Aug 13, 2020

Older and Overlooked: What One Fire Tells Us About the Vulnerability of Senior Care Homes

Aug 10, 2020

Living With WildfireLiving With Wildfire

One Potential Solution to Deadly Fires in the Wilderness: Don't Build There

Jun 12, 2019

'Increasingly Unavailable and Unaffordable': Home Insurance Threatened Amid Wildfire Crisis

Jun 11, 2019

Who’s Checking Your Neighborhood for Flammable Brush? Maybe No One

Jun 10, 2019

We Can Make California Wildfires Less Horrific. Will We?

Jun 3, 2019

In the Age of Fast-Moving Fires, What's the Best Way to Get People Out?

Jun 3, 2019

Town Unites Against Federal Mismanagement to Save Forest

Jun 3, 2019

This California Neighborhood Was Built to Survive a Wildfire. And It Worked

Jun 3, 2019

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