‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
Calls reporting burning ... fire, where are the embers blowing. ... Those are things I would rely on people who are ...
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Lithium batteries
From concerns about evacuating in an electric vehicle, to the challenges of cleaning up lithium-ion batteries, we spoke with experts about how society grapples with worsening disasters largely fueled ...
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L.A. Wildfires: Firefighters Extend Containment Amid Calmer Weather; Additional Evacuation Orders Lifted; LA Mayor Appoints Rebuilding Czar – Update
According to Cal Fire, detailed damage inspection maps for properties within the Palisades ... saying “he liked the smell of burning leaves,” McDonnell said. At 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers ...
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After Woolsey Fire, this music composer built his dream house
Woolsey Fire destroyed Gary Scott’s Malibou Lake home, he rebuilt a smaller and more fireproof house on the same land.
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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Rain raises mudslide concerns in the Eaton Fire burn scar area
Due to the rain expected this week, protective measures including K-rails and sandbags have been placed near hillsides and ...
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall ...
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Eaton, Palisades burn scar areas top of mind as SoCal prepares for more rain
After Wednesday's rain tapers off, the region will see "a brief 18-24-hour break" before a second "non-atmospheric river" ...