An estimated 60% of residents who lost their homes in the January firestorms won’t be required to rebuild to the highest fire ...

In the hours, weeks and months since the Eaton fire, pictures of Altadena’s destruction have been almost unavoidable. Tens of thousands of photos and videos of burned homes have found their way ...

“The old maps, as I recall, failed to identify Altadena as a high-hazard area,” said Jack Cohen, a retired research physical scientist with the U.S. Forest Service who worked in Southern ...

Also see: Altadena fire zones grow under new state maps, but officials say won’t impede permitting in rebuild The previous maps only designated land in very-high fire hazard zones.

The grief that the residents of burned-out Altadena, Calif., are experiencing is compounded by the permitting, fireproofing, and other requirements to comply with California’s building codes.

LA County adopts fire maps that leave out much of Altadena’s burn area An estimated 60% of residents who lost their homes in the January firestorms won’t be required to rebuild to the highest ...