While Los Angeles Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were On Hold

While Los Angeles burned, rules to protect homes from wildfires were on hold

By Todd Woody, Bloomberg As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the edge of the conflagration: When would long-delayed regulations designed to protect high-risk homes like hers be implemented? “I do not have a timeline for you,”  replied Edith Hannigan, then the executive officer of the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, the agency charged with drafting regulat…

While Los Angeles Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were On Hold

California passed a 2020 law requiring property owners to create ember-resistant zones. Here’s why it’s only now finishing regulations that could’ve saved LA homes.

While LA burned, rules to protect homes from wildfires were on hold

More than six months after the LA catastrophe, officials have yet to complete regulations as wildfires burn across the state this week