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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 ...
Brush fire breaks out in Granada Hills amid destructive LA County wildfires
A brush fire in Granada Hills burned through two to three acres of brush Friday amid what fire officials have described as "erratic winds" — sparking as deadly, massive wildfires continue burning in ...
Ravaged by avoidable fires, Los Angeles deserves accountability
Our state deserves leaders who put people before politics and solutions before slogans. May these tragic fires be the final ...
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 ...
A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response
The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. The fire chief warned last ...
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3 major brush fires burning in SoCal amid powerful windstorm
LOS ANGELES ... in the county, according to the tracking website PowerOutage.us. The Reel Inn, an iconic restaurant in Malibu, has been destroyed by the Pacific Palisades brush fire, the ...
A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned about impact of budget cuts
The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. The fire chief warned last ...
Why Los Angeles was unprepared for fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...