Katrina’s Legacy: Louisiana Fortifies Itself Against the Next Storm September 3, 2025 By Ezra Amacher When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Louisiana 20 years ago, the region was ill-prepared for the 125 mph winds...
Most Losses in Destructive Eaton Fire Tied to Conflagration Hazard, Report Shows August 28, 2025 By Allen Laman An analysis found that properties assessed as low or moderate wildfire hazard in the L.A. Fire may still face high...
While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold August 13, 2025 By Todd Woody As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the...
Taylor Wimpey Provision Shows Long Road to Fixing UK Fire Safety July 30, 2025 By Damian Shepherd More than eight years on from the tragic Grenfell fire that claimed 72 lives, the U.K.’s home builders are still...
Report Shows Homeowners Aware of Risks, But Few Take Action June 13, 2025 Awareness of the need for greater home safety is on the rise, but many U.S. homeowners are still vulnerable to...
Here Comes Another Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season, But Will It Be as Crazy as 2024? May 23, 2025 By Seth Borenstein With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they...
Trump Plans to Merge Wildland Firefighting Efforts into One Agency, But Ex-Officials Warn of Chaos May 20, 2025 By Matthew Brown President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency, a move some...
APCIA, IBHS Testify Before Senate Committee on Loss Mitigation May 2, 2025 By Chad Hemenway During a Senate committee hearing focusing on insurance and loss mitigation efforts, industry representatives said that all levels of government...
FEMA Cancels Classes at National Fire Academy Amid Federal Funding Cuts March 11, 2025 By Christine Fernando The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes...
How Better Water Systems Can Help a City Survive The Next Firestorm February 24, 2025 By Brittany Peterson Santa Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles. All are places that have shown that American cities and their water...