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LA fire department failed to deploy fighters and dozens of engines
The Los Angeles ... a fire might break out there. Internal planning documents even showed that fire department officials said 'no' to deploying an additional nine engines, known as 'ready reserve ...
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Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,448 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 ... Firefighting efforts included 22 engines, one water tender and nine hand crews.
Los Angeles Times4d
LAFD actions in Palisades fire shrouded in secrecy as city refuses to release records
More than two and a half months after flames leveled much of Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles Fire Department ... prevented the department from hiring enough mechanics to keep engines in the ...
The New York Times27d
L.A. Fire Chief Loses Her Bid for Reinstatement
By Shawn Hubler Reporting from Los Angeles The former Los Angeles fire chief ... her department’s response, saying that she could not have deployed more firefighters or engines because the ...
CBS News5d
Fire ravages abandoned church in East Los Angeles
Atlantic Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. As they continued to battle the flames, firefighters declared the blaze a Second Alarm. It was extinguished by 10:30 p.m ...
KTLA27d
Los Angeles City Council rejects dismissed fire chief’s appeal to be reinstated
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday denied former L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal of her dismissal in a 13-2 vote. Councilmembers Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez were the ...
Los Angeles Times7d
New fire maps increase hazard zones in L.A. and Southern California by 3.5 million acres
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than ...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin26d
San Bernardino County is getting help — more fire engines
For the San Bernardino County Fire Department — and the homes ... a lifespan of 15 years for frontline engines before they are switched to reserve status, and the agency suggests that vehicles ...
NBC Los Angeles29d
Fired LAFD chief loses appeal of dismissal after making her case to LA City Council
Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley lost an appeal to get her old job back in a hearing Tuesday before the City Council that included the 25-year department veteran's first ...
CNN26d
Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison, alleging utility’s equipment sparked wildfire
Los Angeles ... the county said in a statement. Additional costs have been incurred by county departments for ongoing support in assisting residents recovering from the fire’s destruction ...
KTLA26d
Los Angeles County sues Southern California Edison over Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County is suing Southern California Edison for allegedly causing the deadly Eaton Fire in Altadena and Pasadena earlier this year. The suit, filed Wednesday, “alleges that SCE’s ...
Sacramento Bee12d
Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned ... Firefighting efforts included 22 engines, one water tender and nine hand crews. According to Cal Fire ...