Newsom tells forestry board to speed up rules for ’ember-free zones’
The governor called on the state Board of Forestry to enact regulations they were ordered to draft four years ago.
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall to the ground at the base of a tower.
Record-breaking rain lashes California, with two people killed during storm in Sonoma County
After a relatively weak storm expected to arrive in L.A. late Thursday, forecasters say a potentially more powerful storm ...
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Residents Return to Palisades and Eaton Burn Areas; Health Protections Advised
As residents continue returning to the Palisades and Eaton burn areas, authorities are urging them Tuesday to be aware of potential health hazards and wear masks, gloves and other protective gear if ...
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 ...
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Outpacing Government? Lessons from Watch Duty’s Rise
Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
Tracking the damage and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires in maps
The Palisades Fire has been the largest in terms of burned areas. The iconic Malibu restaurant Moonshadows was completely destroyed, as was the Palisades Branch Library. The Palisades Charter High ...
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Map: See containment updates for 3 wildfires in LA County after rain and cooler temperatures
Containment is nearing 100 percent for three major wildfires in Los Angeles County. Weekend rain helped firefighters gain ...
From fire alerts to flood watches: Rain brings relief to Southern California firefighters, but with a caveat
Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters who have been ...