US news | The GuardianMar 17
Can culling your garden slow a wildfire? A California city pins its hopes on a contested plan https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/california-wildfire-risk-berkeley #California #CaliforniaWildfires #Wildfires #WestCoast
Can culling your garden slow a wildfire? A California city pins its hopes on a contested plan

Berkeley is adopting the ‘Zone 0’ regulation, which mandates first 5ft around the home in high-risk areas should be clear of combustible material

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianFeb 12
California to launch investigation over delayed response to wildfire in Altadena https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/california-investigation-wildfire-response-altadena #CaliforniaWildfires #LosAngeles #California #UsNews #WestCoast #Wildfires #Race
California to launch investigation over delayed response to wildfire in Altadena

Civil rights inquiry will assess whether LA county fire department discriminated while responding to 2025 fires

The Guardian
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseFeb 3

My News LA: LACo Receives $1.2M Grant to Preserve Artworks of Fire-Impact Communities. “The Mellon Foundation has provided Los Angeles County with a $1.2 million grant to fund an initiative to preserve memories and artworks of communities impacted by the January 2025 wildfires, officials announced Friday.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/03/my-news-la-laco-receives-1-2m-grant-to-preserve-artworks-of-fire-impact-communities/
US news | The GuardianFeb 1
Their homes burned in the LA wildfires. A year later, thousands still can’t return https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/la-homes-burned-wildfires-families-cannot-return #LosAngeles #California #WestCoast #UsNews #Wildfires #CaliforniaWildfires #UsWildfires
Their homes burned in the LA wildfires. A year later, thousands still can’t return

Seven in 10 residents who were forced to leave have not returned, with many living in temporary housing in other cities or even countries

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJan 29
LA fire department paid celebrity PR firm $65,000 to shape messaging after Palisades fire https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/la-fire-department-wildfires-pr #LosAngeles #CaliforniaWildfires #California #WestCoast #UsNews
LA fire department paid celebrity PR firm $65,000 to shape messaging after Palisades fire

LAFD’s non-profit, which raised large sums after 2025 fires, hired firm amid growing criticism over handling of disaster

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianJan 29
LA fire department paid celebrity PR firm $65,000 to shape messaging after Palisades fire https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/la-fire-department-wildfires-pr #LosAngeles #CaliforniaWildfires #California #WestCoast #UsNews
LA fire department paid celebrity PR firm $65,000 to shape messaging after Palisades fire

LAFD’s non-profit, which raised large sums after 2025 fires, hired firm amid growing criticism over handling of disaster

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJan 28
Trump signs order to speed up rebuilds of homes affected by 2025 LA wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/28/trump-los-angeles-wildfires-reconstruction-executive-order #DonaldTrump #LosAngeles #CaliforniaWildfires #GavinNewsom #UsNews #California #WestCoast
Trump signs order to speed up rebuilds of homes affected by 2025 LA wildfires

Order, seeking to let people rebuild without having to face permit requirements, called ‘political stunt’ by LA mayor

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianJan 28
Trump signs order to speed up rebuilds of homes affected by 2025 LA wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/28/trump-los-angeles-wildfires-reconstruction-executive-order #DonaldTrump #LosAngeles #CaliforniaWildfires #GavinNewsom #UsNews #California #WestCoast
Trump signs order to speed up rebuilds of homes affected by 2025 LA wildfires

Order, seeking to let people rebuild without having to face permit requirements, called ‘political stunt’ by LA mayor

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianJan 27
‘Delays, lowballs, outright denials’: how the LA wildfires have exposed the US’s broken insurance industry https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/la-wildfires-insurance-industry #InsuranceIndustry #California #CaliforniaWildfires #WestCoast #UsNews
‘Delays, lowballs, outright denials’: how the LA wildfires have exposed the US’s broken insurance industry

Insurance practices in an age of climate volatility raise troubling questions about home ownership and housing affordability – the bedrock of the American middle class

The Guardian
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseJan 23

San Fernando Sun: CSUN Students’ Work Laying Groundwork for National Database on Water Quality Following SoCal’s Major Fires. “What they learn will go into a national database to help researchers better understand the impact the 2025 fires had on critical environmental characteristics, such as water turbidity. The database will serve as a baseline of information that can be used for future […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/23/san-fernando-sun-csun-students-work-laying-groundwork-for-national-database-on-water-quality-following-socals-major-fires/
San Fernando Sun: CSUN Students’ Work Laying Groundwork for National Database on Water Quality Following SoCal’s Major Fires

San Fernando Sun: CSUN Students’ Work Laying Groundwork for National Database on Water Quality Following SoCal’s Major Fires. “What they learn will go into a national database to help researc…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose