The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.
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Map: Where the Hughes Fire and other wildfires are burning in LA County
The Hughes Fire, Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire are burning in Los Angeles County. This map shows the locations.
LA’s Devastating Wildfire Crisis Didn’t Start With a Spark – It Started With Rain
A perfect storm of climate extremes set the stage for devastating wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025. After two ...
Los Angeles will face another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds this week
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los ...
Crashes and Disasters
The Los Angeles Fire Department has less than one firefighter for every 1,000 residents, with a staffing rate of 0.90, a Bay ...
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Marin water officials assess preparedness amid LA fire crisis
For local agencies, the disaster in Southern California has prompted renewed attention to issues such as storage, flow ...
Snow shuts down major California freeway just days after an LA County fire closed it
Pacific Coast Highway west of Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Los Angeles County was closed around 4:30 p.m. Sunday due to ...
Pierce County firefighters are working 24-hour shifts in LA. Here’s what they’re seeing
To get to our assigned area, we drive through the Palisades area every day, and I mean the damage is really unbelievable,” one Pierce County firefighter in LA told The News Tribune. “It’s not anything ...
LA relied on teen volunteers for years despite fire chief's warning, but leaders can't be sued: lawyer
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two years ago.
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Klamath Tribes firefighters who rushed to aid LA speak out on new risk of urban fires
Klamath Tribes Wildland Fire Department crews are helping Los Angeles County battle the Eaton and Palisades fires.
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...