Newsom tells forestry board to speed up rules for ’ember-free zones’
The governor called on the state Board of Forestry to enact regulations they were ordered to draft four years ago.
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall to the ground at the base of a tower.
Orange County school employee arrested for ‘dating’ student
A 31-year-old elementary school employee in Orange County is facing charges of sexual assault after reportedly carrying on a ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
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Palisades Fire torches 1,000 structures, most destructive in Los Angeles history
The worst-case scenario has materialized in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles where an estimated 1,000 ...
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Santa Rosa wrote the playbook for the long road to recovery after 2017 Tubbs Fire. These lessons could aid Los Angeles
Nearly a month since blazes ignited across Los Angeles County, the channels of communications have been established between ...
Millions in California Urged to Remain Inside
South Coast AQMD—the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties—covers an area of 10,743 square miles that is ...
LA’s Devastating Wildfire Crisis Didn’t Start With a Spark – It Started With Rain
A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...
As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
Update: Palisades Fire at 100% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
NASA Satellites Show How California’s Wildfire Crisis Was Years in the Making
The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...
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Outpacing Government? Lessons from Watch Duty’s Rise
Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...