Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Wildfires
As of Friday morning, 939 incarcerated firefighters have been working “around the clock cutting fire lines and removing fuel ...
Inconvenient truths about the fires burning in Los Angeles from two fire experts
For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention ...
How did LA fires start? Key questions about CA disaster answered
The fast-moving LA fires that killed at least 10 people and decimated more than 20,000 acres in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and other areas continue to burn Friday with no end in sight.
LA wildfires: Mayor rejected help from NY fire department amid crew shortages - Report
Bass rejected the offer saying fighting wildfires is “a whole different beast” that required special training and was ...
Sorting fact from fiction on the LA fires: Looting, Biden visit, cause, Hollywood sign
A series of historically devastating wildfires burning across the Los Angeles area has prompted a wave of misinformation on social media, including false and misleading claims about the firefight, the ...
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Los Angeles Fire Chief Warned Budget Cuts Could Impact Firefighters' Response
In a Dec. 4 memo, Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley said the cuts "have adversely affected the department's ability to maintain core operations." ...
Los Angeles Mayor faces criticism for overseas trip, budget cuts as wildfires rage
As Los Angeles faces its most destructive fire, Mayor Bass is criticized for an overseas trip and prior budget cuts impacting ...
LA fire sounded alarm on budget cuts impacting wildfire response: memo
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) chief warned a month ago that budget cuts had plunged it into "unprecedented ...
LA area's 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations
Officials say the two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area this week have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures ...
Santa Anita cites fires, smoke in postponing Friday’s races
A decision is due Friday on whether the Arcadia track will go ahead with Saturday’s California Cup card amid poor air quality ...
Inmates are among firefighters battling Los Angeles’ wildfires: Here’s why
Among the thousands of boots on the ground battling the wildfires in Los Angeles are hundreds of incarcerated individuals — a ...
Proposal could bring fire training, equipment to volunteers in Colorado
This week's wildfires in the Los Angeles area are bringing back painful memories for survivors of wildfires in Colorado, including the Marshall Fire. It's also putting more urgency on safety programs, ...