CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.

In this month’s wind-driven wildfires in Southern California, evacuation alerts for some neighborhoods came long after homes ...

The fluctuating school availability of Malibu campuses this month left some local residents concerned, including one day spent in the dark. On January 23, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District ...

Meanwhile, Southern California water reservoirs ... natural disasters. After the Woolsey Fire in 2008 that ravaged the beachfront community of Malibu, destroyed 1,000 homes, and forced the ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.  LOS ANGELES (AP) — When ...

What the closure covers: The closure starts at Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach and will stay in effect ...

Erin Hughes, owner of a Malibu mansion that burned Jan. 17, 2021, filed a $100-million lawsuit four years to the day of the ...

A Malibu homeowner attended a ceremony honoring the El Segundo firefighters who helped with Palisades Fire so he could thank the first responders who saved his ocean view house.