The Lancet1d
Health-care system adaptability during wildfire disasters: crucial insights from LA County
The increasing frequency and severity of environmental disasters necessitate robust health-care system adaptation strategies. Recent wildfire events in and around Los Angeles County, CA, USA, are ...
NBC Los Angeles2d
Lack of mechanics, resources leaves dozens of emergency vehicles out of service
Dozens of service emergency vehicles are sitting unused at a maintenance yard in Lincoln Heights, following the $18 million budget cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
aha.org2d
Report analyzes emergency department use during the LA wildfires
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Feb. 6 released a report on emergency department use during the Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles launches online wildfire relief tool to navigate government aid programs
The city of Los Angeles has launched an online tool to help people affected by recent wildfires by simplifying the task of applying for assistance. The LA Disaster Relief Navigator is intended to ...
Firehouse2d
Dozens of Los Angeles Fire Vehicles Were in the Maintenance Yard During the Wildfires
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
Firefighters kept from Palisades, Eaton front lines due to unserviced LAFD vehicles
Firefighters who reported to assist during the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires were kept from helping on the front ...
Los Angeles fire victims to be booted from Red Cross shelter to make space for film crews, events
Victims of the Los Angeles fires will have to move out of the Pasadena Convention Center in the coming days so it can return to filming events.