Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
Update: Palisades Fire remains 90% contained, 23,448 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 19 days. A crew of 1,859 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 87% of the fire by Sunday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
What Los Angeles fire victims can expect from their insurance adjuster
A public insurance adjuster may help negotiate a better insurance payout for residents who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared?
Expect Los Angeles’ multibillion-dollar fire recovery to bring fraud, abuse and more misfortune
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were still at their peak.
Deaths from Los Angeles-area wildfires rise to 29
The new reported fatality was a person who died at a hospital from the Palisades Fire, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
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San Jose Fire Department is more understaffed than Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles
According to the Mercury News, data shows San Jose has the lowest firefighter staffing level when compared with Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Toxic Chemicals from Fire Debris Prompt Ocean Water Closures in Los Angeles County Beaches
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an ocean water closure due to toxic chemicals from fire debris run-off, and advised against beach water contact post-rainfall due to pollutants.
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Salinas firefighters, therapy dogs meet Prince Harry at Los Angeles fire site
Salinas firefighters and facility dogs Cruz and Taffy meet Prince Harry during their assignment in Los Angeles to help combat the wildfires
Update: Palisades Fire remains 94% contained, 23,448 acres burned in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 20 days. A crew of 1,043 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 94% of the fire by Monday afternoon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
Locals oppose use of San Gabriel Valley park as dumping ground for debris from Eaton Fire
City leaders from Duarte, Irwindale, Azusa and Baldwin Park have joined in opposition of federal plans to use Lario Park as a place where they will dump and process the hazardous waste left behind by the Eaton Fire.