Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Assemblymember Ben Allen, D-El Segundo, talks to reporters at the Capitol about legislation to make the state more ...

The insurance industry's research organization added 10 more states to the first four in its Wildfire Prepared Home ...

The state may soon help California seniors and people with disabilities pay to harden their homes against wildfires.

In 2025, the California legislature tasked the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), as administrator of the state’s Wildfire Fund, to prepare ...

The Safe Homes grant program is designed to help low- and middle-income homeowners with fire mitigation. People who qualify can use the grants to create 5-foot ember-resistant zones around properties, ...

California's Senate Bill 1076, which aimed to guarantee home insurance in select wildfire-prone communities meeting mitigation goals, was blocked in committee after strong industry opposition.

Devastation from recent California wildfires continues to serve as a sober reminder to the Redlands Fire Department of the ...

In the rolling hills of Lake County, Calif., residents in Kelseyville are getting home makeovers. The improvements aren't eye-catching: new gutters on the roof, gravel around the exterior walls and ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add videos. (The Center Square) – A slew of new legislation was introduced in the California Legislature Wednesday that aims to make the Golden State more ...