There have been more than 4,000 wildfires in California this year, including January’s deadly fires near LA. Now, Google and satellite company Muon Space are working to prevent that from happening ...

A partnership with the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance and satellite manufacturer Muon Space is giving Google a better shot at tracking wildfires—and using AI to process all the data being collected.

A recent CBS News study revealed that more homes in the Sacramento area are at risk of wildfire. The findings show that more than 90% of homes are in the Wildland Urban Interface, or areas where urban ...

May 13—The Solano County Board of Supervisors completed a first reading of new fire maps from the California State Fire Marshall in accordance with state law. The updated maps include 81,000 acres of ...

Maps that more than double the local area included in fire hazard severity zones are expected to take effect in July for Ventura County property owners. The California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — At the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, the Fire Modeling Institute pools data from over 30,000 communities across the country to calculate wildfire risk. The mapping process is ...

The Gifford Fire in Southern California has burned over 82,000 acres and prompted evacuations in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Mandatory evacuations are in place for specific zones in ...

The Encinitas City Council gave its initial approval last week to new, state-mandated fire hazard maps that will increase the amount of land that falls within the city’s “very high” fire hazard zones.

A week after it started — and three days after it became California’s biggest wildfire of the year — the Gifford Fire was mapped Friday at more than 100,000 acres. Related Articles Uber driver set ...

A fire that started Wednesday afternoon in Central California burned 35,000 acres within 12 hours, becoming the state’s biggest wildfire of the season. Related Articles The Pickett Fire’s destruction ...

The Gifford Fire in Southern California has consumed over 80,000 acres and forced parts of two counties to be evacuated. The fire, located on Highway 166 northwest of Santa Maria, California, was ...