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How Lidar Technology Helps Measure Disaster Costs

Lidar, which measures how long it takes for pulses of laser light to bounce off surfaces and return, has been used in ...

Wildfires spark across California as state is hit by heat wave, lightning storms

Wildfires have cropped up in different regions across California over the past several days as a record-breaking heat wave ...

Update: Look Fire burns 11.3 acres in Tulare County since Aug. 24

Look Fire initially started 10:28 a.m. Aug. 24 in Tulare County, California. After being active for 32 hours, it has burned 11.3 acres. A fire crew of 120 has been assigned to respond to the blaze.
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Lightning sparks small fires in Southern California mountains

Firefighters in Angeles National Forest and other areas responded to several small wildfires sparked Saturday by ...
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Cal Fire revokes licenses for pyrotechnic companies connected to deadly Esparto explosion

State fire officials originally suspended the pyrotechnic licenses last month, weeks after explosions rocked the small Yolo ...

California's fire marshal revokes pyrotechnic licenses after deadly Esparto fireworks explosion

California's state fire marshal has officially revoked a number of pyrotechnic licenses as the investigation into the deadly ...

California's fire marshal takes action against Esparto fireworks companies after blast that killed 7 workers

A fireworks warehouse exploded July 1 in Esparto, Yolo County, setting off what Cal Fire called the Oakdale Fire. It burned ...

In high-tech race to detect fires early, California’s Orange County bets on volunteers with binoculars

LOS ANGELES – As California turns to satellite imagery, remote cameras watched by AI and heat detection sensors placed ...
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California State Fire Marshal Revokes Pyrotechnics Licenses Following Deadly Esparto Explosion

California's state fire marshal revoked licenses of two fireworks companies for noncompliance after a fatal explosion in Esparto where seven people died, highlighting the need for strict safety ...