This is a woefully understaffed fire department,” Escobar said. “We’re either going to have a fire department that’s going to reflect 2025, or we’re going to have a fire department that’s going
Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.
As deadly wildfires devastated a wide area of Los Angeles in early 2025, social media posts claimed that directed energy weapons ignited the blazes -- a conspiracy theory shared around similar disasters.
City and county fire departments have been stretched thin, as they continue to battle the wind-fueled fires across Los Angeles ... The National Wildfire Suppression Association (NWSA), which ...
Paradise Mayor Steve Crowder is in contact with officials in Southern California to share insights on recovery efforts following a wildfire, drawing from his experience as a Camp Fire survivor and the rebuilding of the community.
The toll in the Los Angeles wildfires mounted to 24, LA County medical examiner said on Sunday. Eight of the dead were found in the Palisades Fire zone, and 16 in the Eaton Fire zone, a document said.
Firefighters are hoping for a break from the fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-l
The devastating Palisades fire that claimed the lives of at least eight people out of the 24 fatalities reported in the series of fires that swept through the Los Angeles area, acc
Severe fire weather conditions -- high winds with low humidity -- will continue through Wednesday, keeping the fire threat in all of Los Angeles County critical, LA Fire Chief Anthony Marrone warned.
This is how an off-duty Los Angeles fire captain ... It was reassuring to know the amount of protection you can do with just three people and a fire hydrant.” Lievense said his oldest son ...
As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people dead, fire and law enforcement authorities have also had to contend with a number of arson fires.
The devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires has resonated far beyond Southern California, as local officials and residents across the United States have watched the flames, started among dry vegetation,