A small aircraft carrying five people crashed in a parking lot of a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pa., on Sunday afternoon, according to local […]
Tag: Fires and Firefighters
Wildfires in the Carolinas Prompt Evacuations
Brush fires fueled by gusty winds and dry conditions broke out on Saturday in North and South Carolina, prompting the authorities to order evacuations in […]
Theater Ceiling Collapses During ‘Captain America’ Screening in Washington State
Two people watching “Captain America: Brave New World” alone in a movie theater in Wenatchee, Wash., on Tuesday night began hearing strange creaking and moaning. […]
Start of Eaton Fire Focus Attention on Southern California Edison
Early on the evening of Jan. 7, a resident of a neighborhood of homes backed up against the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California saw […]
Los Angeles Faces Risk of Mudslides With the Arrival of Rain
The Santa Ana winds that have fueled wildfires for weeks in Southern California finally stopped blowing on Friday, and an unusually long period of dry […]
As L.A. Welcomes Rain Amid Fires, It Tries to Reduce Risk of Mudslides
The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it could also […]
In California Fires, Trump Blames Newsom for Withholding Water. Experts Disagree.
President Trump has repeatedly blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California leaders for the fires that devastated Los Angeles. The president has charged that the […]
It Could Take Weeks Before Displaced L.A. Residents Can Go Home
The tens of thousands of people displaced by the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area are increasingly anxious to know when they can return […]
Pilots Battling L.A Fires Face Heat, Turbulence, and High-Pressure Risks
Piloting a firefighting aircraft is sweaty, tiring work, Mr. Mattiacci said. The conditions that increase fire risk — hot days, high wind, often mountainous areas […]
Air Quality Improves Across L.A. as Smoke From Wildfires Eases
The sky was clear over Los Angeleson Tuesday, a welcome respite after acrid smoke from wildfires choked the region last week. In Santa Monica’s waterfront […]