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Dozens of Los Angeles Fire Vehicles Were in the Maintenance Yard During the Wildfires
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
Meet The LA County Fire Dozer, A 93,000-Pound Bulldozer That Can Survive Deadly Wildfires
News outlets around the world are diligently covering the destruction caused by the deadly wildfires afflicting much of ...
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He pulled up to Palisades fire with a fire engine and an offer to help. It was fake, police say
The man was wearing a yellow firefighter uniform — and he was driving a full-size red fire engine outfitted with emergency lights ... River Fire Department," the official said. He told Los Angeles ...
How fire departments use pre-positioning to get a jump on wildfires
Fires in the Inland Empire and Orange County that broke out this week were stopped from becoming more dangerous because of ...
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Couple accused of impersonating firefighters in Palisades Fire — complete with their own fire engine
As the Palisades Fire sent thousands of people fleeing for their lives, a couple from Oregon allegedly posed as firefighters ...
L.A. County had extra firefighters ready. How many were near Altadena?
County firefighters poured into Pacific Palisades to assist the city. But it’s unclear how many were near Altadena when the ...
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LA fire department failed to deploy fighters and dozens of engines
The fire chiefs only started calling up more firefighters and deploying engines after the blaze was already tearing its way through Los Angeles County. They later said they moved more engines ...
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It’s likely Los Angeles-like wildfires will come to Eagle County. Here’s how local fire and water entities are preparing.
Eagle County is at risk of experiencing a large-scale wildfire. “We’ve always been and we probably always will be,” said Hugh ...
‘Unprecedented' number of lithium ion batteries complicates LA wildfires cleanup
What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...
Update: 14,021 acres affected in Los Angeles County by Eaton Fire, still 95% contained
Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery 16 days ago, it has burned 14,021 ...
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2 killed in LA-area wildfires, which have spread over 5,000 acres
The LA County Fire Department ... of emergency services to request 50 engine strike teams composed of 250 fire engines and 1,000 personnel. First responders from Nevada, Oregon and Washington ...
LA’s Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city’s rebuild could impact the Games’ runup
The deadly wildfires that have ravaged sections of Los Angeles left an indelible imprint on the region's landscape and psyche.