The role of budget cuts and private equity firms in the Los Angeles wildfires
The crisis facing the LA Fire Department is a microcosm of the broader contradictions of capitalism. It highlights the urgent ...
Escape from the Palisades: Split-second decision-making, confusing responses
A deep analysis of the Palisades fire evacuation paints a chaotic scenario: As the fire roared toward homes, major escape routes were gridlocked before the first evacuation orders were given.
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MLB: Ohtani visits LA firefighters with Dodgers teammates
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday visited firefighters and paramedics in a community ravaged by the Los ...
The L.A. fire victims: Who they were
Friends and relatives remember the lives lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the most destructive fires in Los Angeles ...
Chuck Lorre Is Famous For His Vanity Cards On The Big Bang Theory And Beyond. He Used One This Week To Thank The LAFD For Saving His Home
C huck Lorre is a legendary sitcom creator by this point, with shows including Mom, Two and a Half Men, and of course The Big Bang Theory to his name. In fact, he helped expand th ...
Chuck Lorre offers to buy dinner for firefighters who saved his home
Chuck Lorre has offered to buy dinner for the firefighters who saved his Los Angeles home. The 'Two and a Half Men' creator ...
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Duarte residents join local leaders in outcry against nearby Eaton fire waste collection site
Duarte residents on Tuesday, Jan. 28, voiced their opposition to the EPA trucking Eaton fire hazardous waste to a staging area that adjoins their neighborhood, applauding a City Council resolution ...
Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?
Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy, but some professionals says they can sometimes pose ...
It Was the Big One. Just Not the One L.A. Was Expecting.
Officials across the Los Angeles area had plenty of warning that a deadly confluence of wind and drought was coming. A bad ...
Funding to fight fires — not crime — is new priority for many California cities
For years, California’s police commissioners have used the image of stolen cars and shattered windows to demand more crime-fighting resources. Now, fire chiefs are hoping to use the sight of ...
Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to ...
Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...