California Wildfires /tags/california-wildfires California Wildfires en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm /news/2025-02-19/how-better-water-systems-can-help-a-city-survive-the-next-firestorm Recent fires that consumed entire Los Angeles neighborhoods underscore a stark lesson -- water utilities generally aren't designed to respond to the large urban fires growing more common as climate change worsens. One of the biggest challenges is ensuring enough water flows to enough hydrants while demand is high and damaged pipes may be hampering the system. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-19/how-better-water-systems-can-help-a-city-survive-the-next-firestorm Brittany Peterson, Associated Press In wake of L.A. fires, former California insurance commissioner recommends policy steps to avoid ‘uninsurable future’ /2025-01-29/fires-homeowners-insurance-wildfires-los-angeles While California has a uniquely unstable insurance market, many of the issues there are increasingly being seen across the West. The state’s previous insurance commissioner says there are things other states can do to stave off more serious problems. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:08:55 GMT /2025-01-29/fires-homeowners-insurance-wildfires-los-angeles Murphy Woodhouse In northern California, the Karuk Tribe is burning its way back to a centuries-old relationship with fire /2025-01-27/northern-california-karuk-cultural-burning-prescribed-fire The Karuk of Northern California are one of many Native peoples with a long tradition of burning their ancestral lands. These practices are key inspiration for an annual prescribed fire training that’s been going on for more than a decade. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:07:38 GMT /2025-01-27/northern-california-karuk-cultural-burning-prescribed-fire Murphy Woodhouse L.A. Fires highlight risk to the built environment across the West /2025-01-24/la-fires-wui-wildland-urban-interface “What played out in L.A. could easily occur in other communities, other cities across the West and even outside the West,” said Kimiko Barrett, the senior wildfire researcher at Montana-based Headwaters Economics. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:36:05 GMT /2025-01-24/la-fires-wui-wildland-urban-interface Murphy Woodhouse Neighboring states send resources to help Los Angeles in the wake of wildfire — including nurses /2025-01-22/neighboring-states-send-resources-to-help-los-angeles-in-the-wake-of-wildfire-including-nurses Medical resources are stretched in southern California amid the ongoing wildfires. Nurses from a large hospital system in our region are headed out to help alleviate the crunch. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:08:43 GMT /2025-01-22/neighboring-states-send-resources-to-help-los-angeles-in-the-wake-of-wildfire-including-nurses Yvette Fernandez Colorado sends firefighters and equipment to help with the California wildfires /news/2025-01-14/colorado-sends-firefighters-and-equipment-to-help-with-the-california-wildfires Fire crews and equipment from around the Front Range are now in California to help with the wildfires. The state also sent a specially designed plane. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:33:14 GMT /news/2025-01-14/colorado-sends-firefighters-and-equipment-to-help-with-the-california-wildfires Alex Murphy