Several areas of La Jolla are identified as having “very high” fire hazards in a new assessment by Cal Fire, the first new map since 2011 laying out fire hazard zones across the state. Soledad Natural ...

One of the core tenets of modern emergency management is a commitment to all-hazards planning. But just what does this mean? NFPA 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity ...

Electrolux Group is recalling more than 174,000 Frigidaire gas ranges due to an oven-related issue that poses a burn hazard ...

Outdoor hazards safety managers anticipate how risk increases when job-site conditions intersect with changing environments, tight deadlines, and heavy workloads, but even the best outdoor safety ...

The Food Forum will host a workshop on September 4-5, 2024 that will explore the state of the science around hazard- and risk-based approaches to safeguarding both domestic and global food systems. A ...

Cal Fire added at least 2.8 million Californians into its Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The zones, referenced in over 100 sections of code and regulation, are tied to home hardening, defensible space ...

Community members, fire marshals, building code officials, and local emergency managers are all encouraged to attend.

SALEM, Ore. — It’s that time of year when we’re thinking about wildfires, and right now the state is working on a map intended to help Oregonians know where the highest fire risks are. That said, ...

Most of the research concerned with hazards like flooding, landslides, or wildfires describes only one hazard at a time, but the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest assessment report ...

The Santa Barbara waterfront’s tsunami danger zone takes on a yellow hue. (California Department of Conservation website screenshot) New interactive maps released by the California Geological Survey ...