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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.

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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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This Bay Area County Approved Sweeping Protections for Disaster-Affected Tenants

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As Negotiations Continue, Animation Union Looks To Close Gender Gap

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As Immigration Grabs National Spotlight, California Forges Own Path on the Issue

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Two cranes hoist up two workers toward electrical lines. In the background is a smoky sky and trees.

PG&E Rates Are Going Up Again After California Regulators Give Approval

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Park Fire Survivors Stuck in Recovery Limbo as Officials Figure Out What to Do

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Southern California Wildfires Are So Intense They’re Creating Their Own Weather

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Fire-Weary Lake County Again Faces a Tough Recovery and Questions Over Rebuilding

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California Fire Season Wakes Up Again With Major Wildfires and Hot, Dry Conditions

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Vea dónde están sucediendo los incendios en California

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After Lake County Fire Burns Dozens of Homes and Vehicles, Crews Search for Casualties

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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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