What It Will Take to Clean Up Properties After the L.A. Fires
Once the E.P.A. finishes inspecting a home site and removing toxic waste, crews contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of ...
LAist5 天
‘We use our words, they use their play’: How playtime is helping kids process the LA fires
"We use our words, they use their play," said Dr. Melissa Brymer, who directs disaster programs for the UCLA-Duke University ...
New York Magazine5 天
The Strategist Haul: What the Editors Bought in January
I recently cleaned out my junk drawer, and in an attempt to make it less cluttered, I got these two magnetic hooks to attach ...
The role of budget cuts and private equity firms in the Los Angeles wildfires
The crisis facing the LA Fire Department is a microcosm of the broader contradictions of capitalism. It highlights the urgent ...
California Wildfires: Small blazes erupt across the region, including one near the Mexico ...
A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres ...
AOL14 天
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...
Yahoo News15 天
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go ...
Los Angeles Times16 天
With a forecast of dangerous winds, LAFD pre-deploys to avoid failings of Palisades fire
Bracing for another round of extreme fire weather conditions, Los Angeles Fire Department officials on ... and usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water.
L.A.’s Restaurant Community Rallies Together to Offer Relief During Wildfires
Several Los Angeles restaurants announced they were offering meals and shelter to those displaced or evacuated during the many wildfires that have torn through the city throughout the week.
New York Post20 天
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B ...
Controversy over the rows of idle trucks has intensified after revelations about the LAFD budget being cut by $17 million by Mayor Karen Bass. The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by ...
NewsNation20 天
LAFD officials demand chief’s ouster for wildfires mismanagement
(NewsNation) — Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has come under attack for her handling of the deadly wildfires. Several current and former LAFD battalion chiefs and administrators are ...