Fox News24d
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 warned board members in writing two years ago that her department needed to create a pair of fully staffed crews dedicated to clearing brush and maintaining ...
Fox News28d
LA Hughes Fire only 14% contained after burning 10K acres
The Hughes Fire in Los Angeles has now burned over 10,000 acres and remains just 14% contained, fire authorities in the city announced Thursday. The Hughes Fire, which was first reported on ...
Business Insider27d
LA is on edge as new fires ignite — with one already rampaging across more than 10,300 acres
Los Angeles County was bracing itself yet again Thursday after a new fire broke out and spread to more than 10,000 acres. The Hughes Fire started at about 10:50 a.m. local time Wednesday near ...
New York Post28d
Hughes Fire rages outside Los Angeles as new wildfire erupts near busy 405 Freeway
Crews raced to contain the massive Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County while another blaze broke out near a busy freeway, impacting travel in the region. Officials with CAL FIRE said the Sepulveda ...
Jalopnik28d
Meet The LA County Fire Dozer, A 93,000-Pound Bulldozer That Can Survive Deadly Wildfires
The LA County Fire Department has a fleet of these dozers that are kept ready to spring into action 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Operators must have some 5,000 hours of stick time in order to ...
SFGate29d
Here's the latest on LA County's Hughes Fire as 'dangerous' winds continue
LATEST Jan. 23, 8:45 a.m. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County continued to burn Thursday morning, but locals and first responders had some reason for optimism despite ...
CBS News25d
Hughes Fire in LA County burns 10,000 acres, evacuations lifted but mudslide concerns remain
The 10,000-acre Hughes Fire near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic, which sent thousands fleeing this week, was more than 95% contained Sunday with all mandatory evacuation orders lifted.
Reuters29d
LA fire insured losses estimated at $28 billion, KCC says
Jan 23 (Reuters) - Catastrophe risk modeling firm KCC is estimating insured losses of about $28 billion from the Los Angeles wildfires ... according to California's fire department.
NBC News28d
Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los ...
LAist29d
LA fire victims are entering a new stage of recovery. Here’s how to help
Sasha Renée Pérez, who represents the area decimated by the Eaton Fire. For one thing ... a spokesperson for the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, said the organization is working on finding ...
WXII 12 NEWS14d
California utility admits possible role in Los Angeles wildfire
Southern California Edison said the Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating the cause of the Hurst Fire and believes the utility's equipment caused the blaze, which did not destroy any ...
USA Today29d
LA County's Hughes wildfire goes from brush blaze to 9,000+-acre conflagration; evacs ordered
A fast-moving blaze that began as a brush fire Wednesday spread across nearly 9,500 acres of bone-dry Los Angeles County, forcing evacuations of neighborhoods, schools and even jails as ...