As wildfires caused at least two dozen deaths and billions of dollars in damages, some social media users accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of slashing money to prevent fires. Many posts including by Fox News stated Newsom cut about $100 million in fire prevention from the state’s budget months before the Los Angeles fires.
A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and was expected to stay strong through early afternoon.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management announced that it has sent additional emergency management personnel to help with wildfire response and recovery efforts in California.
Just over $100 million was cut from California's wildfire and forest resilience fund in the latest budget, though total spending has grown sharply since 2014.
Accounts impersonating CAL FIRE are showing up on social media platforms. These accounts are also soliciting donations from the public.
Responding to such reports, the California Fire Facts website states that "the number of CalFIRE [California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ... funding for wildfire and forest ...
Here’s a basic glossary to terms used to describe wildland fires, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group: Containment, normally expressed as a percentage, indicates how much of the fire has been enclosed by a control line. A wildfire with 25% containment means control lines have been completed around 25% of the fire’s perimeter.
California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire.
become the main long-term fire retardant used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The components of long-term fire retardants are mainly salts – typically agricultural ...
There is something called the firebug — something that happens to you when you witness wildfire ... agency or in Cal Fire [the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection] but there ...