Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
LA fire chief says city failed residents in wildfire prep, budget cuts: 'Screaming to be properly funded'
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed its residents after failing to properly fund the fire department.
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Some Major California Fire Departments Are Understaffed
In the Bay Area, two of the largest city fire departments are stretched, raising questions about their ability to protect ...
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Concerns over Oakland fire station closures elevated by destruction in Los Angeles
On Monday, the day before the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles, the Oakland Fire Department temporarily shut down Stations 28 and 25 as part of the city's efforts to address a $130 million ...
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7 On Your Side obtains report showing initial response to Palisades Fire
A document obtained by Eyewitness News shows how the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded in the initial minutes after ...
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Los Angeles Mayor ordered $49 million cut in Fire dept's budget week before wildfire; cuts would have closed 16 stations
Los Angeles Wildfire: A week before the beginning of the catastrophic wildfire in Los Angeles, California, Mayor Karen Bass ordered an additional $49 million cut in the city's Fire Department ...
Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...
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As the fire risk fades, Los Angeles is busy piecing lives back together after widespread tragedy
Resource centers in Los Angeles County are fielding thousands of questions from thousands of tragedies, Jim Newton writes.
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Taiwan donates US$1m to Los Angeles for fire relief
Taiwan's representative office in Los Angeles and the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce have jointly donated US$1 million to firefighting units in Los Angeles to support wildfire relief efforts.
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Neighbors plead for fire truck
“With 12 schools within a five-block radius of Station 4, the lack of immediate fire protection puts thousands of children at risk daily … The city’s $1.2 billion budget should prioritize public ...