Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...
Some of L.A.’s Fires Were Put Out Quickly. There Are Lessons in That.
While some Angelenos cast around for someone to blame, a whole cooperative emergency-response system whirred to life.
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'Grab a Hose, Take a Stand'
Inside the harrowing fight for survival at Fire Station 69 on Sunset Boulevard in the hurricane of fire that devoured miles ...
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Northbound lanes of 5 Freeway shut down in Lincoln Heights due to tanker fire
All northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway were temporarily shut down Tuesday morning in the Lincoln Heights area due to a tanker ...
Signing off
A 33-year era ended as Fire Chief Brett Bastian retired Friday. His tenure as firefighter and then chief was celebrated at a small party at the Civic Center. "Chief's first day of work was April 20, ...