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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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 ...
As if LA officials don’t have enough on their plates, they have another problem: Arsonists
As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people ...
Opinion: Los Angeles tragedy points to need for support for CT fire services
This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...
Fires California live updates: Hughes Fire 24% contained Thursday, Sepulveda Fire evacs lifted
LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation ...
The Cause of the LA Fires Might Never Be Known—but AI Is Hunting for Clues
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western US remains unknown, so the US Forest Service has teamed up with ...
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What would it cost to bury all of California’s power lines?
Recent wildfires in California are sparking debates on potential utility culpability, leading many people to ask the simple ...
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Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted as containment rises
The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County ... as "critical." The Angeles National Forest will be closed until Jan. 31 for public safety and protection of natural resources.
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Hughes Fire Live Tracker: Map of New Los Angeles Wildfire
Hughes is the newest fire to ignite as Southern California has been overwhelmed with deadly blazes this month. The Palisades and Eaton fires, the largest in Los Angeles County, sparked numerous ...
Think only California burns? Think again. Even Florida, Texas and New Jersey at risk.
USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at ...