The Independent2h
County Fire Department Briefs Dublin On Evacuation Plans, Fire Response
Being prepared in the case of an emergency can quite literally mean the difference between life and death. That was the message received by the Dublin City Council recently during ...
California's insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for LA fires claims
The department says it’s the first time the Fair Plan has sought approval for additional money in more than 30 years.
Christian Science Monitor2d
LA fires left blank slate for rebuilding. Whose priorities will chart the path?
With the LA fires contained, homeowners will be deciding how to rebuild. Officials, nonprofits, and others are already ...
The San Bernardino Sun3d
How to make your ‘go now’ evacuation plan into reality
To plan for the next disaster, make a checklist with household needs and attach it to a bag of essential documents.
economichardship8d
LA Should Requisition Empty Housing for Fire Victims
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Jacobin. Luxury housing sits empty all over Los Angeles while average ...
Update: 10,425 acres affected in Los Angeles County by Hughes Fire, still 98% contained
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for six days. By Tuesday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 98% of the ...
Update: Hughes Fire at 79% containment, 10,425 acres burned in Los Angeles County
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,396 acres after being active for 46 hours. By Friday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 56% of the ...
KKEY19d
‘Preparing for the worst?’: City of Bakersfield looking to update its fire emergency master plan
Absolutely “We have water in our fire hydrants,” Anderson said. “And, we are preparing for the worst?” asked Goh. “We are preparing for the worst,” said Anderson. “We have an emergency operations plan ...
Devex20d
World Bank, Asian Development Bank under fire for mutual reliance plan
The World Bank and Asian Development Bank are poised to begin relying on each other’s due diligence and for some co-financed projects, with NGOs claiming the move will lead to lower standards ...
NBC News21d
All 17 deaths in Eaton Fire were in a zone where evacuation orders took hours to arrive
The fire started at about 6:18 p.m. on Jan. 7. The first emergency alert was sent to Altadena residents east of Lake Avenue at about 6:48 p.m., according to the PBS Warning, Alert and Response ...
Sky21d
California wildfires: More than 30,000 flee as fire erupts north of Los Angeles
The latest blaze - dubbed the Hughes Fire - started late on Wednesday morning near Lake Castaic, around 40 miles from the Eaton and Palisades wildfires that devastated parts of LA earlier this month.
CNN21d
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
“You know, we felt heat and fire and that trumps any alert ... are now calling for an independent investigation to review the emergency alert system used during the recent Eaton and Palisades ...