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Ideas & Opinions — Randy Metz: What the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code means for homeowners
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (267+ words) In 2026, California took a major step forward by pulling all its state-level wildfire building regulations into one unified, easier-to-understand building code— the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC). What is the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code? How did the California Wildland-Urban Interface…...
Nevada County Fire Chiefs Association calls for modernizing fire service funding to protect public safety
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (674+ words) TheUnion.com The Nevada County Fire Chiefs Association, along with several Fire District Boards, is calling on the Nevada County Board of Supervisors to modernize the way local fire protection and emergency response services are funded, warning that today's public…...
Wildfire-Ready Coalition launches Home Advisory Assessment program
1+ week, 2+ day ago (390+ words) Studies by fire chiefs and researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have shown that home hardening and defensible space together can double the number of homes that survive a blaze. The Wildfire-Ready Coalition recently announced a new Home Advisory…...
Ideas & Opinions — Fran Freedle: California's failed insurance system
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (200+ words) Voters continue to botch up what could be a really good correction to a failed system. They did so again by not selecting a true insurance professional to fix our failed insurance system in our state or put a candidate…...
Wildfire-Ready Coalition presents workshop on Wildfire-Ready Home Advisory Assessments | News
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (242+ words) The Wildfire-Ready Coalition will host a home hardening workshop on Sunday, May 31 at the Seaman's Lodge in Pioneer Park in Nevada City. The workshop will cover assessing homes for defensible space and home hardening measures that meaningfully reduce a home's…...