Honu Coffee House is helping to raise funds for employees of a local coffee shop in Hawaii due to the wildfires.  The local coffee shop is helping to raise funds for the employees of Honolulu Coffee Company due to the loss of their homes and many of their belongings.  “We love this coffee shop in Hawaii called Honolulu Coffee Company ...

For several years, California has been home to the largest insurance market in the United States (US) and one of the largest in the world. It’s easy to see why this is the case: there’s high demand for insurance companies due, among other reasons, to the pattern of natural disasters in California. From wildfires and earthquakes to floods and storms, ...

California is arguably the most popular state in all of North America. Unfortunately, Hollywood, Silicon Valley and the bustling film industry at Santa Clarita Valley are not the only things this southwestern state is known for. Thanks to the rising temperature and expansive dry vegetation, the Golden State also tops the list of the most wildfire-prone states in the US.  ...

Officials with Southern California Edison (SCE) are aiming its attention at the effects of recent wildfires and public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) in and around the Santa Clarita Valley, in its annual update to the 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan. In its Feb. 5 update to the 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, SCE officials addressed several of the major problems associated with ...

President Donald Trump met with Governor Gavin Newsom and other state and local officials at McClellan Park, a former airbase just outside Sacramento, for a brief on the wildfires raging across California. As of Monday, 29 major fires continue to burn across the state and 1,100 fire starts have been reported in the last 29 days, according to Newsom. Newsom ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control is continuing its emergency animal sheltering services for residents displaced by fires. The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control is continuing its emergency animal sheltering services for residents displaced by the devastating Lake Fire. The fire has burned more than 31,000 acres in Santa Clarita and Antelope ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department recommends that residents of Los Angeles follow their “Ready! Set! Go!” plan to be prepared for the frequent fires that occur in the area. According to the department, to be ready for a fire, residents should create a defensible space around their homes. Three zones of vegetation have been designated around each home. Zone ...

A total of 20 Angeles National Forest (ANF) firefighters are set to deploy to Australia to assist in battling wildfires, officials said Tuesday. As Australia is in the midst of their summer and fire season, more than 12.35 million acres — a landmass the size of nearly 298 Sand Fires — have been burned, killing at least 25 people, according ...

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, is set to host a wildfire town hall with first responders in efforts to teach residents how to prepare for brush fires, officials said. On Saturday, Smith, chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on emergency management, is set to partner with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for a ...

A town hall meeting, set to be hosted by Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, Assemblymember Tom Lackey and Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, is set to engage the community about wildfire safety. The meeting is set to be held at the Centre on Centre Pointe Parkway from 6-8 p.m. on July 22. Guest speakers for the event are set ...