Budget Cuts to Fire Department Are a Point of Contention, but the Full Picture Is Complicated
But as with much of the news swirling around the fires, the real picture is complicated. Facing lower tax revenues and higher ...
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Los Angeles Fire Dept. Warned New Budget Could Make Fires Worse
The change in fire department funding from 2023-24 stemmed from a one-time purchase of breathing equipment and fire suits ...
Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while Los Angeles grapples with scope of devastation
Firefighters are making progress slowing the major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged ...
Kenneth Fire Expands Rapidly as Los Angeles Battles Windswept Storms
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for the area near Calabasas Officials expected the blaze to continue growing.
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Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires
Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show.
LA fire captain: ‘We’re still under red flag conditions’
Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Adam VanGerpen and Public Information Officer Marco Rodriguez discuss where the city stands on ‘Fox News @ Night.’ ...
California fire live: At least 10,000 structures destroyed in wildfires
The Los Angeles wildfires have now burned down more than 29,000 acres of land, with firefighters continuously battling the ...
More celebrities join list of thousands to lose homes in the LA fires
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of thousands of people, including numerous celebrities such as ...
California wildfires live updates: 179,000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look ‘like a bomb was dropped’
What we know about the California wildfires. Fierce wildfires burning out of control in the greater Los Angeles area have killed at least six people and forced nearly 180,000 more ...
California wildfires burn at at least 10,000 structures, officials urge evacuations
A fast-moving fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills, threatening one of Los Angeles' most iconic spots as firefighters battled to get three fires under control.
Malibu man forms neighborhood fire brigade, says Newsom should reinstate controlled burns: 'Getting worse'
A Malibu surfer who said he helped save nearly a dozen homes as part of a neighborhood fire brigade is calling for prescribed burns to help curb wildfires in California.
California wildfires latest: New LA wildfire investigated as arson after locals detain possible suspect
Recovery of bodies begins with number of victims set to rise. Another fire has taken hold near Los Angeles with the cause ...