Los Angeles wildfires: 'Life-threatening,' powerful winds bring elevated fire risk
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that “life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds” are in the region, which could fuel the growth of new or existing wildfires in Los Angeles County and Ventura County.
Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.
LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in ...
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...
With winds reaching up to 40 mph in the coastal ... and neighboring Santa Monica Mountains. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced the lifting of some mandatory evacuation ...
Fierce winds — gusts of nearly 90 ... city began to fill the sky above Los Angeles. Reinforcements came from the Air National Guard, Cal Fire, Ventura County, Orange County and private ...
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L.A. Fire-Fueling Winds Slow Down, Offering a Short Reprieve. What Are the Santa Ana Winds, and Why Do They Fan the Flames?In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down.
With the strongest gusts expected on Tuesday, extreme fire condition threats will prevail until midweek, L.A.-area fire ...
Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as a final round of dangerous fire weather was forecast for the region on ...
Gusts on Tuesday were weaker than expected, but more strong winds in the forecast could stoke blazes. More than a week into ...
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