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Many victims of the Almeda Fire are now looking for housing in Medford. But the city was struggling with affordable housing even before the fire. -
Brian Bull/KLCCThis year’s wildfires have left a lingering hazard: burn scars and compromised soil. This means potential flooding and landslides throughout the winter.
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Debris cleanup from this year’s wildfires is underway, and the deadline for Californians to sign up is fast approaching.
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Utility companies are carrying out numerous tasks to prevent wildfires, from ramping up line inspections to replacing antiquated equipment. But critics say that PG&E and other electric providers should be focusing less on the cheap stuff, like cutting trees, and more on upgrading its thousands of miles of old lines and aging equipment.
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This is usually the time of year when families come together to decorate their homes or share a meal. The pandemic has interrupted many of those holiday traditions — and so has this year’s wildfires.
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Many Oregonians were eligible for federal aid after wildfires hit the region. Although the deadline to apply for federal disaster relief has passed, some help is still available.
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Oregon state officials have announced that homes and businesses in eight counties will qualify for no-cost wildfire debris cleanup, including mobile home parks.
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Hundreds of students in Talent and Phoenix lost their homes to the Almeda Fire this September, just a week before school was supposed to start. Now some of them are showing signs of extreme stress and anxiety, causing school leaders and parents to consider resuming in-person classes again.
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For Californians living in areas of high wildfire risk, getting home and rental insurance can be a challenge. A new protection prohibits insurance companies from dropping their customers’ home policies for one year if they were affected by fires in 2020.
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The Almeda Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Southern Oregon — and partially damaged hundreds more. A group of volunteers has come together to help those homeowners prepare for winter.
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The Jackson County Expo Center is going to be Oregon’s staging ground for more than 160 recreational-vehicle trailers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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For decades, Oregon’s timber industry has promoted the idea that private, logged lands are less prone to wildfires. The problem? Science doesn’t support that.
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California has a data issue and it's a big deal as fire seasons and climate change worsens, according to a new report around the cost of wildfires.
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State and federal agencies are working with local governments and homeowners to clean up hazardous waste in the rubble of this year's destructive wildfire season.
