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 ...
In 2023 memo, L.A. fire chief warned of ‘significant’ gap in wildfire defense
In a memo that has not been previously reported, chief told city fire commissioners that L.A. relied almost entirely on ...
California wildfires: What we know about LA-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 ...
California's Fire-Prone Areas May Become Too Costly To Live In
Rising home prices and insurance premiums in the aftermath of the fires could make Southern California unaffordable for many residents.
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From Fort Dodge to Los Angeles: A journalist’s perspective on the devastating 2025 wildfires
Jay Christensen, a Fort Dodge native and 1978 graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High, spent 20 years at the Los Angeles Times, ...
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Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest ...
California fire and evacuation maps: See where the Los Angeles fires are burning
TELL US WHAT YOU KIND OF SAW YESTERDAY AND WHAT YOU’RE SEEING NOW THIS MORNING WHEN WE FIRST DESCENDED INTO THE AREA, WE CAME ...
‘Are u OK?’: Angelenos share their text exchanges amid wildfire devastation
‘Are u OK?’: Angelenos share their text exchanges amid wildfire devastation As blazes engulfed Los Angeles last week, phones ...
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Fire officials defend pre-deployment of firefighters before catastrophic LA County fires
Los Angeles city and county fire officials responded to questions about the pre-deployment of firefighters ahead of the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires.
Mother of woman killed in Eaton Fire sues California utility
Attorneys for a woman who lost her home in the Los Angeles-area Eaton Fire filed an emergency request late on Thursday for ...
California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
The state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has no firm timeline for completing them. “It’s frustrating at every level of ...
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Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA-area fire
Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern ...