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 […]
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‘Will Pay Any Amount:’ Private Firefighters Are in Demand in L.A.
Monument Street, which cuts through the center of Pacific Palisades, tells two starkly different stories of the fire that has engulfed the community. On one […]
Watch Duty, a Wildfire-Tracking App, Provides a Lifeline in Los Angeles
Paulette Lifton woke up on her 67th birthday on Tuesday morning in a panic to smoke pluming in the distance of her home in the […]
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Fire Chief Try to Show a United Front Amid Tensions
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles tried to project a unified front with her fire chief amid obvious tension on Saturday, a day after the […]
Los Angeles Geared Up for Fire Risk, but Fell Short
Follow continuing coverage of the wildfires in Southern California. The alert came in blaring, hot-pink, all-caps: Be prepared for a “LIFE THREATENING & DESTRUCTIVE WINDSTORM!!!” […]
Dry Vegetation Fuels L.A. Fires as Wind Speeds Drop
The focus this week has been on how extreme winds have fueled the most destructive fires in Los Angeles’s history. But that’s not the only […]
Fires Prompt Water Advisories for Some in the L.A. Area
The devastating Southern California wildfires have raised worries about the safety of the water supply in several communities, whether because of diminished water pressure or […]
Firefighters Protect Mt. Wilson Observatory From Eaton Fire in L.A.
The Eaton fire, raging uncontained to the northeast of Los Angeles, raced up Mount Wilson on Thursday, at one point threatening the historic Mount Wilson […]
A Closer Look at Mayor Bass and the Budget Cuts to the L.A. Fire Department
Still, the budget picture is far from rosy. Chief Kristin M. Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department wrote a memo to the fire commission […]