Could balloon-like water tanks help fight L.A.’s fires? A new concept is touted as a solution
Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires? Some call an energy company’s “Water Trees” a game-changing solution to store water where needed to fight fires.
California bill would ban private firefighters from using hydrants, cites public good
California lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban private firefighters, like those who saved many buildings in the Palisades ...
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KCAL News investigation finds more than 1,300 fire hydrants need maintenance across LA
A KCAL News investigation has found that there are possibly hundreds of fire hydrants across ... there were problems with several hydrants in the Pacific Palisades and questions about many ...
Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says
A Ventura County lawmaker is proposing new wildfire resilience standards that would require water providers to ensure full tanks and backup power.
In Pacific Palisades, a youth theater production rises from the ashes of wildfire
The devastating Jan. 7 fire gutted every inch of the 125-seat Pierson Playhouse, from the basement to the roof, leaving ...
LA fire union prez blasts Mayor Karen Bass for axing chief Kristin Crowley over wildfire response: ‘Scapegoat’
The Los Angeles Fire Department union boss blasted Mayor Karen Bass for firing department Chief Kristin Crowley, claiming the ...
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Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley will appear publicly for 1st time at appeal to be reinstated
Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley will appear publicly for the first time Tuesday since being fired by Mayor Karen Bass over her handling of the Palisades Fire.
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Several weeks later, 2,000 Pacific Palisades residents finally have safe drinking water again
Nearly two months after a deadly wildfire broke out, 2,000 residents in the Pacific ... of people finding dry hydrants and hoses as the wildfire began sweeping through the Palisades, such as ...
Records show Los Angeles officials’ early struggles as windswept blazes escalated
The exchange of messages reveals how authorities initially assessed and activated the lowest level of emergency management to ...