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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 ...
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 ...
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List of LA County schools, districts closed due to brush fires
The Los Angeles County Office of Education released a list of schools and districts that will be closed Wednesday.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
How Red Tape Strangled California Forest Management Before LA Fires
Prescribed fires are a critical tool to preventing catastrophic wildfires. Such controlled burning helps reduce the intensity of future fires because it eliminates brush and other flammable materials, ...
Mandatory evacuations in place as new brush fire flares in Los Angeles
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in the Bell Canyon area of Los Angeles following a pop-up brush fire. NBC News' Jacob Soboroff reports on residents' responses and how dry vegetation combined ...
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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LA Palisades fire spreads to 3,000 acres in just hours, 30,000 ordered to evacuate
Pacific Palisades is an “upscale” neighborhood in Los Angeles. As per Reuters, the wildfire consumed at least 3,000 acres of ...
The latest from the LA Fire Department on the wildfires burning across the metro area
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart about the latest developments in a series of windswept fires burning in the Los Angeles metro area.