Update: Containment progress – Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County at 31%
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 10 days. A crew of 4,471 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 31% of the fire by Friday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
The Weeknd Joins Billionaires And Celebrities Donating To Los Angeles Fire Victims
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Los Angeles wildfires: 'Life-threatening,' powerful winds bring elevated fire risk
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that “life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds” are in the region, which could fuel the growth of new or existing wildfires in Los Angeles County and Ventura County.
Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.
Warnings of 'fast-moving fire' after Los Angeles gets brief wind reprieve: Updates
Please stay on guard for a fast-moving fire,'' the L.A. office said in a social media post around 4:30 p.m. PT, adding that the Red Flag Warnings with the rare "particularly dangerous situation'' designation for those counties would now apply from 3 a.
Credit rating agency warns it may soon lower Los Angeles bond ratings due to fires
Credit rating agency S&P placed a credit watch warning on Los Angeles’s general obligation and municipal improvement lease revenue bonds, signaling at least a one-in-two chance that the agency could “take a negative rating action during the next 90 days.
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
"We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service," Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were still at their peak.
California Wildfire Live Updates: Firefighters Make Progress On Containment As Winds Slow In Los Angeles
Los Angeles Fires Have Scorched Largest Urban Area in California in at Least 40 Years
Los Angeles after the fires: ‘You can only live in a disaster zone for so long’
The city is pushing to rebuild areas devasted by wildfires. But the costs and the mounting risks of future disasters are hard to overcome
Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire
About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los Angeles was negotiating the union contract with the firefighters' union, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.
Inmate firefighters: Over 1,000 prisoners deployed to battle Los Angeles fires
Inmate firefighters responding to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and working 24-hour shifts are earning $26.90 per day, according to the California Dept. of Corrections.