California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...
Update: Palisades Fire at 100% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
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Should I Cancel My Trip to Los Angeles?
Locals share how to be a responsible and respectful traveler when visiting Los Angeles in the wake of the devastating fires.
L.A. fire updates: Fire victims seek answers about rebuilding, cleanup timeline
As the cleanup phase of recovery begins after the devastating fires in L.A. County, displaced residents grapple with new ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
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Wildland urban interface
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone ...
California wildfires latest: Rain brings relief — and mudslides — to burn areas in Los Angeles
More than an inch of rain fell in parts of Los Angeles Monday afternoon, triggering flash flood watches and warnings in areas ...
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Investigators comb a scorched slope to solve a mystery: How did the Palisades Fire start?
“If you understand how to read those patterns, it becomes quickly evident where the origin of the fire is,” said Ed Nordskog, a retired Los Angeles ... into a grid of zones about 4 square ...