Update: Palisades Fire at 98% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 23 days. A crew of 800 firefighters has been working on site and they ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Update: Palisades Fire remains 95% 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 23,448 acres after being active for ...
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Fresh wildfire spreads rapidly in Los Angeles
Robert Jensen from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department urged everyone in the impacted area of the new blaze to leave immediately. “We’ve seen the devastation caused by people failing to follow ...
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Los Angeles wildfires rage for third night, death toll rises to 10
Los Angeles (Reuters ... areas affected by mandatory evacuation orders to prevent looting. The LA County Sheriff's Department said it had requested the support of the California National ...
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More Gusty Winds in L.A. Threaten Firefighters’ Progress
The sheriff’s office did not respond to several requests for comment about the response. Carlos Herrera, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, one of the other agencies ...
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New Los Angeles wildfire forces thousands, including 500 inmates, to evacuate
The new blaze has been dubbed the Hughes fire. Robert Jensen, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, urged people to evacuate immediately. He said that they've seen "the devastation caused by ...
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Los Angeles wildfires: Armed homeowners patrol for looters inside evacuation zone
Compounding the issue are looters and arsonists. Evacuation orders are mandatory, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, while evacuation warnings are advisory. Authorities ...
Bomb threat prompts lockdowns at 2 Los Angeles high schools
Two high schools in the Athens neighborhood of Los Angeles were placed on lockdown Wednesday as deputies responded to a bomb ...
Authorities respond to South Los Angeles school after report of possible bomb threat
Officers responded to a school in South Los Angeles Wednesday after receiving a call reporting a possible bomb threat at the ...
California fires live updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29
The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near ...
LA County Sheriff's Department offering free home checks for wildfire victims
Altadena residents can have the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department check on their homes for free as the Eaton Fire ...