Breaking: Carpenter Fire reported in Placer County on Jan. 16
First discovered: 1:20 p.m. Jan. 16 A new wildfire was reported today at 1:20 p.m. in Placer County. Carpenter Fire has been ...
Breaking: Princessa Fire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 16
First discovered: 1:53 p.m. Jan. 16 A new wildfire was reported today at 1:53 p.m. in Los Angeles County. Princessa Fire has ...
Private firefighters breakdown how they spend most of their time — and it's not protecting mansions
Protecting private homes during a wildfire for thousands of dollars a day is a tiny sliver of what private firefighters do ...
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Rick Caruso Allegedly Hired Private Firefighters to Protect Restaurants Inside His Pacific Palisades Development
Plus, multiple fundraisers for wildfire survivors, Smorgasburg reopens on Sunday, and LA’s restaurant community steps up ...
These L.A. Homeowners Installed Private Fire Hydrants. Here’s How They Fared.
Our reporter caught up with a number of people who had prepared for wildfires with built-in systems. ‘I’m sleeping with one ...
VERIFYING claims about inmates who fight wildfires in California
How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...
Fact Check: Video does not show Getty Villa ablaze during California wildfires
A video of the grounds of a private estate in flames during the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles has been miscaptioned as ...
LA Times Today: Private firefighters in place to help Rick Caruso’s home and neighborhood
Cal Fire says it has more than 7,800 firefighters assigned to the Palisades and Eaton fires. Some crews have come from other states, even other countries. But a fortunate few have had their homes and ...
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US: Controversy erupts as private firefighters called into rich neighborhoods to fight LA wildfires
Controversy has erupted in Los Angeles after private firefighting teams were called to protect affluent neighborhoods from devastating wildfires, while nearby areas were left to burn, sparking ...
Wildfire Risk Rising in Winston-Salem and Greensboro, dry week in North Carolina
As brisk conditions persist and dry cold fronts arrive this week, there is a risk for rapidly spreading brush fires and wildfires in North Carolina from Burlington to Mount Airy.
Families mourn LA wildfire victims: Surfers, adventurers, matriarchs, fathers and sons
As more victims of the LA fires are found, their loved ones are remembering the way they lived, lamenting how they died.
Los Angeles’ Destruction Was Fueled by Bad Policy—and Bad Incentives
As fire still rages in the Los Angeles area, I’ve been torn about whether to write about it. Beyond the very real tragedies ...