As crews clean up from LA wildfires, some residents are furious over hazardous waste
As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a ...
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 ...
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 the second week of January and roared ...
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Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
According to the California Energy Commission, more than 99,000 zero-emission vehicles were sold in Los Angeles County in 2024 alone, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric ...
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 ...
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Firefighters continue battling LA fires as rain expected to come soon: Live updates
Firefighters continue to battle fires across Southern California as the area prepares for a presidential visit Friday and ...
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Police investigating 'possible human cause' behind Los Angeles wildfire
Los Angeles ... pink fire-retardant chemicals, while dozens of water trucks have worked to replenish supplies after hydrants ran dry last week. "We're absolutely better prepared," LA County ...
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Couple with fake fire truck busted for impersonating firefighters near Palisades Fire in Los Angeles: sheriff
The Los Angeles County ... the individuals in the phony fire truck attempted to enter an evacuation zone. The occupants claimed to be from the "Roaring River Fire Department" in Oregon.
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Update: 23,713 acres affected in Los Angeles County by Palisades Fire, still 56% contained
Crews are working with utility providers ... Per the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: ALL EVACUATION ORDER and WARNING AREAS for the Palisades Fire are under CURFEW ORDER from 6PM till ...
Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
No official causes yet for LA fires, but utilities have a deadly history of sparking blazes. Cut the power and bury the lines ...
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Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire
Ornelas said she did not have information about the trucks or their work. In a filing in response to the request to preserve evidence, Edison lawyers said the utility must “immediately undertake ...