No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage
Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been ...
California wildfires live updates: Death toll rises to 13 as Palisades Fire expands east to Brentwood and Encino
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...
How did LA fires start? Key questions about California disaster answered
The fast-moving LA fires that killed at least 10 people and decimated more than 20,000 acres in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and other areas continue to burn Friday with no end in sight.
Letters to the Editor: Why concrete buildings might not be the answer to fire in California
With fires raging in L.A., some have asked why homes are built with wood instead of concrete. A welding inspector points out ...
Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
Los Angeles wildfires: What could have minimised damage in catastrophic LA fires? ’It’s Catch-22’
California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a probe into “loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported ...
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Fact check: Could brush clearance have prevented the Palisades Fire?
LAist dives into the science behind the claim that the brush clearance would have 'significantly mitigated' the destruction ...
Wildfire tragedy sparks broader policy concerns
Our hearts go out to the victims of the fires, but our heads should follow suit by pursuing necessary brush-clearance, water ...
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Are more fires popping up in LA than normal? What we know
We have a lot of abnormal incidents that are layered over our normal everyday operations, which makes it seem even worse,” an ...
Deadly Los Angeles wildfires: New evacuation orders as biggest blaze stretches east
Crews have reported some progress in the battle against LA’s deadly wildfires, but tens of thousands remain under evacuation orders. Follow for live updates.