A resident of Paradise, a town that wildfire virtually leveled in 2018, explains what it takes to build a home in California after the disaster.

Paradise Mayor Steve Crowder is in contact with officials in Southern California to share insights on recovery efforts following a wildfire, drawing from his experience as a Camp Fire survivor and the rebuilding of the community.

Right now, we’re at the stage of the Los Angeles fire disaster where we’re worried about lives and property. We’re hearing about movie stars, like Mel Gibson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and John Goodman, losing their homes and about people neither rich nor famous who are also losing their homes.

Documentary filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos, who highlighted life after the 2018 Camp Fire, lost everything in the Palisades Fire in a terrifying case of life imitating art.

A concerted effort in seawater desalination is a good place to start.

City officials are ready to rebuild. But defending against future fires requires thinking about more than buildings.

T housands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, some of the worst California has ever seen.

Gavin Newsom promised to ‘Trump-proof’ the Golden State. If only he’d fireproofed it instead.

In other parts of California burned by past wildfires, communities are still dealing with the fallout years later.

Voters approved $10 billion in school construction bonds last November. Facing big maintenance backlogs, districts around the state are worried the money could be quickly depleted by the need to rebuild Los Angeles schools after the fires.

The US Speaker of the House of Representatives has suggested disaster aid for California might be withheld over the state's policies on immigration.