Wildfires latest: 10 confirmed dead as firefighters work to contain blazes in Los Angeles area
Firefighters are hoping for a break Friday from the fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-largest city on edge.
Hundreds of California prison firefighters join battle against Los Angeles wildfires
State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County.
Fact Check: Los Angeles firefighters did not use handbags to douse fire
Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out a trash fire have been misdescribed on social media as women’s handbags, suggesting the LAFD is under-resourced because of budget cuts and donations of firefighting supplies to Ukraine.
‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water
As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.
Los Angeles Firefighters in ‘Race Against Time’ as Death Toll Rises
Dangerous conditions are expected to persist through Friday before flame-fanning winds subside slightly, potentially giving crews a foothold against infernos that have killed at least 10 people.
Calmer winds help Los Angeles firefighters as death toll hits 10
A pause in the fierce winds that super-charged the ring of wildfires that devastated Los Angeles this week helped crews make progress in bringing the infernos under control on Friday but strong gusts could return over the weekend,
Firefighters Struggle to Contain Blazes Across Los Angeles Region
Dry Santa Ana winds are expected to sweep across Los Angeles and Ventura counties today, according to the National Weather Service, with gusts of up to 70 miles (113 kilometers) per hour in the mountains and 55 mph (89 kph) in the valleys and along the coast.
Los Angeles wildfires live updates: 10 confirmed dead as firefighters work to contain blazes
Fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, prompting evacuation orders, power outages and curfews. The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, and Kenneth fires have collectively consumed over 10,000 homes and structures.
Los Angeles Wildfires Rage for Third Night, Death Toll Rises to 10
The wind whips embers while a firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California,
New fast-moving fire emerges as death toll from raging LA wildfires climbs to 10: Updates
Meanwhile, firefighters battled multiple wildfires Thursday that ravaged communities across Los Angeles, destroying more than 10,000 structures.
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L.A. fires live updates: At least 10 killed as Los Angeles wildfires rage into fourth day
Multiple Los Angeles wildfires have caused deaths, mass evacuations and destruction to communities. Follow live updates on the Palisades, Eaton and other fires.
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High Winds Return as Firefighters Struggle to Contain L.A. Fires: Updates
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7 injured including firefighters as crews battle 5-alarm Bronx apartment fire
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Firefighters battle to protect NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mt. Wilson
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Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames
The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, ...
Forward Progress of the Wildfire Near Calabasas and Hidden Hills Has Been Stopped, Firefighters Say
The Kenneth Fire was threatening homes in the Hidden Hills, home to many celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Kris ...
Scott Jennings Says L.A. Firefighters Too Busy Promoting Diversity
Scott Jennings felt the ire of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who took a blowtorch to him after he appeared to suggest on CNN ...
Evacuation orders lifted as firefighters contain Sunset Fire in Hollywood Hills
All evacuation orders for the Hollywood Hills Sunset Fire have been lifted Thursday after water-dropping aircraft slowed the ...
Firefighters warn about ice safety after local teen’s tragic death
Fire departments in Wayne County were called to a pond outside Marshallville on Wednesday morning after a 16-year-old boy ...