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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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Your Bay Area Air Quality Map

Map: See Where Wildfires Are Burning in California

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

Wildfire News
An American flag flies atop a sliver pole at the corner of a cement pad covered by burnt and rusted metal. A row of burnt trees are in the background.

Grizzly Flats Residents Still Struggle to Recover 5 Years After Wildfire

Boom and Bust in Big Sur

A gigantic, gray plume of wildfire smoke is seen in the distance. Green, rolling mountains with lush trees surround it. Men in yellow uniforms and baseball caps observe the plume from a distance.

PG&E Will Pay $22 Million for Mosquito Fire, Biggest Blaze of 2022

In Altadena, a Youth Music Scene Grows From the Eaton Fire’s Ashes

Dry Lightning Brews Over California, Increasing Fire Risks

El Cóndor Pasa: Endangered Birds Trapped by Big Sur Timber Fire Back in Wild

Timber Fire in Big Sur Forces Evacuations, Threatens Beloved Tourist Sites

Visitors Urged to Stay Away From Big Sur as Timber Fire Grows

Timber Fire in Big Sur Doubles Overnight, Forcing Evacuations of Popular Tourist Spots

Suspect Arrested for ‘Recklessly’ Sparking 10,000-Acre Gann Fire

Older and Overlooked
Living With Wildfire

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

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

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

We Can Make California Wildfires Less Horrific. Will We?

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

Town Unites Against Federal Mismanagement to Save Forest

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

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