California utility company says its equipment may have sparked a Los Angeles-area wildfire
California utility company Southern California Edison on Thursday said its equipment “may be associated with” the ignition of ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 65% contained, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for two weeks. A crew of 5,337 firefighters has been working on site and they ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
Thousands of firefighters are battling the sprawling wildfires across LA. Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling ...
Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, ...
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Wildfires devastate Los Angeles: 'Everything was on fire'
Chief Kristine Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department said an additional fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the hills of Studio City, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, and ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department asked off-duty members to help combat wildfires | Fact check
“BREAKING – SHARE: The Los Angeles Fire Department urges anyone with firefighting experience to assist in fighting the Palisades Fire that’s rapidly spreading and 0% contained,” reads the pos ...
California wildfires rage across Los Angeles County, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes
The massive Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, prompting mandatory evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people and highway closures. Later Tuesday, the Eaton Fire ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The essential firefighting vehicles were still sitting in the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau Of Supply and Maintenance lot in an industrial area Wednesday, waiting to be repaired.
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under attack. Four major fires across the L.A. area have killed 16 people ...
Hurst Fire Erupts in California as Los Angeles Battles Multiple Blazes
Wildfires are raging across Los Angeles and some residents have been urged to "pack all people and pets into [their] vehicle and leave the area immediately." ...
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.