'Life Threatening': Flash Flood Warnings in Place in LA
Burn scars left by the recent fires in Los Angeles are becoming hotbeds for flash flooding, mudslides and debris flows as ...
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'A cautionary tale': Los Angeles hydrant failures raise national preparedness questions
Some hydrants ran dry and failed to operate during the recent raging wildfires that decimated Malibu, Pacific Palisades and ...
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...
Officials were warned of failing water system before Palisades fire. Fixes never happened
Thousands of pages of records reviewed by The Times show L.A. County officials had for years described water infrastructure ...
Opinion: Los Angeles tragedy points to need for support for CT fire services
This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...
Post falsely claims officials paid $300K for rainbow fire hydrant | Fact check
The photo of the rainbow hydrant was AI-generated and originated from a satirical account. There are no credible news reports ...
Early-morning pursuit prompted by burglaries ends in 2 separate crashes
A police chase ended in a violent crash in the heart of Long Beach early Monday morning, and an investigation into a second crash that may be connected is underway.  Video taken by Sky5 shows the ...
L.A. fire captain saves Altadena neighborhood from wildfire
A Los Angeles Fire Department captain, along with his brother and son, are being hailed as heroes for saving an entire block ...
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Off-Duty Los Angeles Fire Captain, Son, Brother Save Neighborhood from Wildfire
When he was relieved from fighting the Hurst Fire, Capt. Dan Lievense headed to his next assignment -- to protect his and his ...
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'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water
NPR transcribed more than 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. The analysis shows hydrants going dry and ...
California dad who tried to save home from flames before water ran out says leadership 'absolutely failed us'
A California father, who lost his home to wildfires on Jan. 8, is calling for significant changes in leadership “that absolutely failed" the state's residents in a crisis.