As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
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KEY WEST FIRE CLAIMS FOURTH VICTIM, A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY
An apartment fire on Emma Street the evening of Jan. 23 devastated a local family, killing two parents and one child, 5. Three other children were severely injured and taken to mainland hospitals, ...
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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LA County board approves motion calling for independent review of emergency notifications
A motion calling for an independent review of the emergency notification systems used to alert residents during the January ...
Are wildfires possible in the Valley?
The details of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles are a stark reminder that mother nature can be a terrifying force, ...
Palisades Entrepreneurs Take Stock and Share Their LA Wildfire Stories
Palisades entrepreneurs take stock and share how they are helping their community, foundations and arts organizations join to create the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, semi-private jet service ...
Map shows rising wildfire threat across the U.S.: See if you're affected
A combination of hotter and drier weather and more people living in places that naturally burn are making things complicated.
California Border Fire Map: Blaze Moving Toward Homeland Security Offices
As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.
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Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
Residents who lived in the west side of Altadena did not receive an evacuation order until 3:25 a.m., which was hours after the fires first began to burn through their neighborhoods.
Nearly 6,300-acre fire expanding east in Otay wilderness as nearly 700 firefighters fight back
The evacuation area for the Border 2 fire stretches east to state Route 94 and west to Lower Otay Lake, warnings issued for ...
California Wildfire Map Update As 5 New Fires Erupt
Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.