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Before the Fire, L.A. Tried to Restore Second Reservoir in Palisades
Water supplies ran dry in the Pacific Palisades fire, in part because a reservoir was shut down for repairs. Records show the ...
In the wake of devastating Los Angeles fires, residents begin to rebuild
Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting ...
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Residents Express Concerns Over ATF Controlled Burn in Pacific Palisades
The ATF is conducting controlled fire tests in Pacific Palisades to investigate the January Palisades Fire's cause. Residents ...
A Times investigation: LAFD union head made $540,000 in a year, with huge overtime payouts
Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...
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Second C-130 Hercules joins CalFire’s aerial firefighting fleet
The California Forestry Association released the following statement regarding the addition of the C-130 Hercules to its ...
Are Arizona cities prepared to evade urban wildfires? If not, will they build back better?
In the midst of a dry winter, images of the California wildfires struck fear in the hearts of Arizonans. Some cities are more ...
Cal Fire adds huge new fire fighting tool as summer fire season approaches
Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster, and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department’s firefighter of the year honored
Chief Hogan has served the Los Angeles Fire Department for nearly four decades. He has held the ranks of firefighter, inspector I, captain I, captain II, battalion chief, assistant chief ...
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Woman hospitalized with severe burns after Los Angeles fourplex fire
A destructive home fire left at least one woman hospitalized on late Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles. According to the L.A. City Fire Department, it was just after 4 p.m. when crews responded to ...
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Woman severely burned in Leimert Park building fire
Stocker Place, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It was extinguished within 20 minutes, but firefighters say that the flames spread from the first-story unit it began and caused damage ...
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Woman’s body discovered in Los Angeles River
A death investigation is underway after a woman’s body was discovered in the Los Angeles River Friday. Los Angeles police received reports of a body in the river near Riverside Drive by the 5 ...