Firefighters in Los Angeles sound alarm over battery energy storage systems, as FDNY defends fire code

A recent letter refers to BESS facilities as “high-hazard” installations that present “uniquely severe risks.” ...
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Moraga-Orinda Fire District weighs tougher codes

LAMORINDA, CA — Facing growing wildfire risk and new state standards, the Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District is moving to tighten local fire and building rules, with its board set to hold a public ...
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‘Zone zero’ rule could be California’s wildfire savior — or its environmental undoing

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Under California’s proposed defensible space rules, ‘no landscaping materials that are likely to be ignited by ...
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Palisades fire victims claim a state park official restricted efforts to fight earlier blaze

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lawyers representing victims of the Palisades fire are seeking to depose Los Angeles firefighters to shed light on ...

In California, developers are building the country’s first wildfire resilient neighborhoods

Fire scientists optimized the safest design for high-risk fire zones. Now, some California developments are starting to put ...
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How the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire changed firefighting in California

NORTHEASTERN U.S. AND CANADA LATER TONIGHT. RIGHT. TAKING A LOOK BACK AT ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES IN STATE HISTORY THIS MONTH, IN 1991, THE OAKLAND HILLS FIRE DESTROYED THOUSANDS OF HOMES ...