LA Times on MSN12d
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 ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 95% contained, 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 ...
L.A. officials say they are better prepared for dangerous winds.
With powerful winds sweeping through Southern California again, top Los Angeles officials said they were prepared to handle ...
Venezuelan woman in ICE custody awaiting trial for causing fatal collision
A trial date has been set for the woman charged with causing a deadly crash that killed 12-year-old Travis Wolfe in December 2023.
Nancy On Norwalk3d
Fire Department using new blocking truck on highway calls
The Norwalk Fire Department has put into service a specially outfitted truck to block a traffic lane when firefighters are ...
Update: Eaton Fire remains 65% contained, 14,117 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery 10 days ago, it has burned 14,117 ...
Reuters20d
How California fights fires from the skies
Cal Fire obtained 15 of the retired planes from the Department of Defense in 1993 and converted them for fire-fighting. The map below shows some of the tactical flights around the Palisades Fire ...
USA Today8d
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
“(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire department for 10 hours a day to recharge instead of fighting fires after refueling in 7 minutes,” reads the post.
Merced Sun-Star on MSN11d
Merced firefighters deployed to assist with Southern California wildfires
The Merced City Fire Department has deployed eight firefighters and several fire apparatus to assist in fighting the ...