Re: “Landmark study gives pathway to fire safety” (Page A1, Sept. 7). We all want to minimize the risk of fire to our homes and communities, but the EMBER plan is a simplistic, one-size-fits-all ...
We have all seen the headlines from across our country: destructive wildfires, communities reduced to ashes, and hazardous air quality hundreds of miles away from wildfires. The wildfire problem is ...
To the editor: Reporter Corinne Purtill’s article on the 2013 Rim fire (“Lessons from Yosemite, a decade after the Rim fire,” April 17) romanticizes a misleading narrative that high-intensity ...
To the editor: The Los Angeles Times has seen fit to print an article about an insurance industry-sponsored “test” purporting to show the effectiveness of California’s proposed Zone 0 regulation (“In ...
Vote “yes” on Proposition 1, a Regional Fire Authority for Camas and Washougal. The RFA will enhance fire and emergency services in both communities through three-person fire engines; elimination of ...
Leadership in any situation is a difficult position: doing the best to benefit a wide variety of needs and interests. As a member of the Fire Rescue Advisory Commission (FRAC), I have become more ...
Re: “Few exits add to fire dangers” (Page A1, June 8). Wildfire evacuation challenges are a stark reminder of how much work remains to prepare communities for the wildfires we know are inevitable.