Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
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Los Angeles fires continue to burn: Where are the wildfires and how to help from Tennessee
Wildfires in Southern California continue to burn, weaving a deadly path of destruction ... square miles across the region, according to Cal Fire. The largest blazes? The fire blazing in the ...
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Wildfire-ravaged communities in Southern California face a new threat
Jan. 16, 2025. (CalFire) L.A. County Public Works, Pestrella says, is moving quickly to develop plans to hold back debris from the vast burn scars while shoring up neighborhood flood control systems.
Los Angeles Daily News21d
Photos: Drone images display stunning devastation from Palisades fire
The photos, by SCNG staff photographer Jeff Gritchen, were shot with Federal Aviation Administration authorization and the cooperation of CalFire. Drones were allowed into the area, but only with ...
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Photos show Los Angeles neighborhoods reduced to rubble as deadly wildfires continue to burn
Impact Link Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires that ... 22% contained while the Eaton fire is 55% contained, CalFire reported. Iconic Los Angeles landmarks, such ...
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Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft make it the largest ...
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Elapses size of San Francisco: LA fires carve mark on history
The Palisades and Eaton fires are among the most destructive in state history. Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County on Thursday, the blazes were already rewriting the ...
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Fact-check: Did Gavin Newsom cut $100m in fire prevention funding?
The budget deficit was tens of billions of dollars. Cal Fire, which oversees about 12.5 million hectares (31 million acres), responds to hazards and disasters including fires. The department has a ...
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Cal Fire Chief: 'Weeks' Needed to Extinguish LA Wildfires Fully
As Los Angeles County continues to endure one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in California's history, Cal Fire Battalion Chief David Acuña warned that it could take weeks to fully ...
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Controlled burn, containment, evacuation warning: The meanings behind different fire terminologies
Fire Captain Eric Carreiro from CAL FIRE spoke with KSBY News Wednesday afternoon to help clarify the different fire terms being used by fire officials. “A controlled burn would be where we have ...
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LA wildfires day 9: What’s the latest, who are victims and what’s next?
It has been burning for a week ... According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), the Eaton fire is now the most destructive and deadliest wildfire in southern ...