Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to ...
California Wildfire Updates: Palisades, Eaton Fires Over 95% Contained
Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, ...
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Salem firefighters recount experience fighting Palisades Fire in LA
The quartet and their fire engine joined four other teams to form ... a hotspot with the help of the Orange County and the Los Angeles fire departments. The Salem firefighters said the wind ...
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Windy, flame-fanning weather eases up as progress made on LA-area fires
Still, firefighters and police faced new challenges ... duty firefighters until after the Palisades Fire erupted. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley defended her decisions.
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
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7 On Your Side obtains report showing initial response to Palisades Fire
LAFD has told Eyewitness News in the past that extra engines cannot be parked at Fire Stations 23 and 69 because of limited space. Crawford said he has never used parking as a reason not to stage ...
Lawsuit against LAFD calling for fair pay, proper staffing reignited following wildfires
A 2023 lawsuit calling for fair pay and proper staffing in the Los Angeles Fire Department has been reignited following the ...
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Part of PCH closed after mudslide in Palisades fire zone Sunday
The Los Angeles Fire Department separately announced the closure ... Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit ...
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LA relied on teen volunteers for years despite fire chief's warning, but leaders can't be sued: lawyer
"The LAFD will need to expand staffing to meet the demands of a new normal, year-long fire season and a rapidly decreasing availability of mutual aid/auto aid Hand Crews State wide," she wrote.
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Los Angeles fire zones are now facing mudslide threats
As residents throughout the Los Angeles area deal with the unfathomable disaster that remains after the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires, a new threat is looming. Officials are warning that ...
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What Los Angeles fire victims can expect from their insurance adjuster
A public insurance adjuster may help negotiate a better insurance payout Even with flames still burning in parts of Los Angeles County, total insured losses from the wildfires this month are ...
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Visiting L.A. after firestorm, Trump focuses on overhauling California water policy
county and state officials at Los Angeles Fire Department Station 69 in Pacific Palisades. “We have to have that water. You’re talking about unlimited water,” Trump said. “You’ll never ...