WildfiresWildfires

Californians can learn to survive wildfire in a warming world. KQED’s reporting includes vital resources, such as live maps on where fires are burning, current air quality and current PG&E power outages – as well as guides on what to pack for evacuation and how to protect your home. Our in-depth coverage examines fire from all angles, highlights solutions, and clearly explains the connection between a warming climate and severe fire.

Featured ReportingFeatured Reporting

Map: See Where Wildfires Are Burning in California

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Map: Your Current Air Quality Report for the Bay Area

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Wildfire Season Just Got Worse. Here's How to Prepare Your Home

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Wildfire NewsWildfire News

Berkeley Moves to Require Vegetation Removal Near Homes in Fire Zones

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The Eaton Fire Hit Caltech Scientists Close to Home. Now, They’re Studying the Toxic Aftermath

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Fire Retardants: Can They Harm Those That They Help?

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Stories of LA’s Zorthian Ranch, ‘A Portal to a Different Way of Life,’ Damaged in the Eaton Fire

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In California’s Bone-Dry Eastern Sierra, a Spring Wildfire Burns Rapidly

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In Fire-Scarred Altadena, These Residents Refused to Leave

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Daffodils Signal Resilience in Santa Cruz Mountains, Almost 5 Years After CZU Fires

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A Radically Reshaped EPA Takes Its Toll on Bay Area Environmental Justice Efforts

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California Grants State Farm’s Emergency Rate Hike After Billions in LA Fire Damages

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Protection of California's Public Lands Threatened by Federal Policies

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Living With WildfireLiving With Wildfire

One Potential Solution to Deadly Fires in the Wilderness: Don't Build There

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'Increasingly Unavailable and Unaffordable': Home Insurance Threatened Amid Wildfire Crisis

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Who’s Checking Your Neighborhood for Flammable Brush? Maybe No One

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We Can Make California Wildfires Less Horrific. Will We?

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In the Age of Fast-Moving Fires, What's the Best Way to Get People Out?

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Town Unites Against Federal Mismanagement to Save Forest

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This California Neighborhood Was Built to Survive a Wildfire. And It Worked

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