Los Angeles-area fire crews pre-positioned ahead of Particularly Dangerous Situation taking effect, Bass says
This is the third PDS warning issued within 14 days in the greater Los Angeles area, which is "unprecedented" for the region, ...
L.A. wildfires shine spotlight on obscure firefighting charity
With wildfires burning across Southern California, the little-known Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation has raised about ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.
How Los Angeles Sent Nearly 10 Million People a False Fire Alert
On the afternoon of Jan. 9, nearly 10 million people across Los Angeles County received a warning that they were in danger.
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'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water
NPR transcribed more than 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. It shows hydrants going dry and first ...
LAFD Bravest demand fire chief resign in blistering letter: ‘Best for the citizens of LA’
As containment of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires continues to grow, the heat remains on the city’s embattled fire chief — who is reportedly facing intensifying calls to resign as Mayor Karen Bass ...
LA mayor's office silent on deputy who was in charge of fire dept., placed on leave for alleged bomb threat
L.A. Deputy Mayor Brian Williams was placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into an alleged bomb threat three weeks before fires broke out in LA County.
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI ...
The Terrifying Ride of Copter 17
A former Army pilot. An aging helicopter. Furious winds. The race to put out the Eaton fire tested Los Angeles County’s night ...
L.A. Wildfires: Winds are calmer, but anxiety grows for residents who can’t go home.
For 18 years, Nancy Spiller savored “the magic of living in the canyon” high up in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., where the sun each morning would cast the craggy brush-covered mountains ...
US State Department approves military helicopter sale to Zambia for $100 million
The U.S. State Department approved a foreign military sale to Zambia of military helicopters and related logistics support for an estimated cost of $100 million, the Pentagon said in a statement on ...
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UPDATE: Fire weather watch for Los Angeles and Palos Verdes Hills for Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the NWS
The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated fire weather watch at 2:40 p.m. on Sunday valid from Tuesday 6 p.m. until Wednesday 6 p.m. Residents can expect winds to be most Likely Outcome ...