LAFD could have had at least 10 engines patrolling Palisades hills, former chiefs say
The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...
Electric fire trucks did not factor in response to deadly LA blazes
Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by electric ...
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Meet The LA County Fire Dozer, A 93,000-Pound Bulldozer That Can Survive Deadly Wildfires
Keeping an engine cool in the middle of a wildfire ... a perimeter around the burn to control its spread. The LA County Fire Department has a fleet of these dozers that are kept ready to spring ...
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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 ...
LA County Fire Chief: Super Scoopers, choppers work – but were grounded during fierce wildfire winds
During a new process aimed at increasing the county’s fiscal transparency, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone on ...
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Mudslide concerns remain near California's burn scar areas as heavy rain falls in LA County
One such debris flow trapped several cars in Woodland Hills, just north over the Santa Monica Mountains from the Palisades Fire burn scar, including a Los Angeles Fire Department fire engine.
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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 15 ... However, investigations into the cause are ongoing. 94 engines, 14 water tenders, six dozers and ...
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Structure fire in Pomona prompts heavy response, smoke
Several fire engines responded to the 400 block of Garey Avenue. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said fire crews were dispatched at 5:25 a.m. A second alarm was called and firefighters went ...
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New fire erupts in Southern California as thousands remain under evacuation from fast-moving Hughes Fire
Fire engines lined the roads below the blaze as ... The fire is “a completely different beast” to the Palisades and Eaton Fires, LA County Fire Capt. Sheila Kelliher told CNN’s Laura Coates ...
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La Cañada Flintridge community members throw pop-up appreciation party for pre-deployed firefighters
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said nearly 5,200 ... The Los Angeles Fire Department had 25 fire engines in Palisades Fire burn zone. Extra crews were also at stations in ...
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KCFD return home after battling the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
The team included 17 firefighters and 5 fire engines. Firefighter Michael McDonald ... McDonald spent 12 days in Los Angeles County with the strike team. From wildland firefighting to combating ...