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7 On Your Side: Does LAFD have enough staff to respond to wildfires and everyday 911 calls?
After residents raised concerns about LAFD's response times during last month's devastating fires, many are now questioning ...
Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.
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'Grab a Hose, Take a Stand'
Inside the harrowing fight for survival at Fire Station 69 on Sunset Boulevard in the hurricane of fire that devoured miles ...
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Santa Ynez Reservoir: A Dry Reality During California’s Wildfires?
Amongst the chaos and devastating losses that marked the beginning of 2025, one pressing question lingers for the residents of Los Angeles: Why was the Santa Ynez Reservoir empty during California’s ...
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Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn't happen this time
The National Weather Service had issued red flag warnings of doomsday gusts as fierce as 90 mph ... 1 that year, LAFD commanders ordered up at least 40 extra fire engines for stations closest ...
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La Cañada Flintridge community members throw pop-up appreciation party for pre-deployed firefighters
"Cal Fire's goal is to keep 90% of fires ... and Pacoima. The Los Angeles Fire Department had 25 fire engines in Palisades Fire burn zone. Extra crews were also at stations in Shadow Hills ...
San Jose, Oakland fire departments understaffed like L.A.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has less than one firefighter for every 1,000 residents, with a staffing rate of 0.90, a Bay Area News Group analysis found. The rate at the Oakland Fire Department is ...
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Trump says he’s sending water to LA. It’s actually going to megafarms.
More than 90 percent of that water goes to farms in ... The federal government operates dams, canals, and pumping stations that push water south through the valley, and then the state operates ...
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‘Everyone needs to be on high alert,’ mayor says, as a new burst of dangerous winds bears down on Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Fire Department “has deployed all available ... Current data from the US Drought Monitor indicates that 90% of Los Angeles County is now classified as being in severe drought ...