How Botched Alerts Turned This L.A. Neighborhood Into a Fiery Death Trap
Amid January’s historic fire, Los Angeles County sent evacuation alerts to some parts of suburban Altadena too late.
The Boston Globe15d
Evacuated residents wait hours for a chance to return to burned LA neighborhoods
On Monday afternoon, the city lifted all remaining evacuation orders and dropped the escort requirement. The sun was out after the first significant storm of the season brought rain that helped ...
Los Angeles Daily News19d
LA County wants probe into delayed evacuation alerts in Eaton fire area where 17 died
began shortly after 6 p.m. Jan. 7 and the first evacuation warnings went into place for the east side of Lake Avenue within two hours. Hurricane-force gusts spread the fire quickly from the ...
WESH19d
Hughes Fire evacuation and perimeter maps: New wildfire sparks in northern Los Angeles County
TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES ...
Yahoo News UK20d
Trump Wants California To Enact Voter ID Law Before Granting Federal Aid
They all want it. Right now you don’t have voter ID,” Trump said Friday, as he toured parts of North Carolina still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene. Trump added: “And I want the water to ...
Los Angeles Daily News20d
Fake firefighters roll up to Palisades evacuation zone in phony fire truck, are arrested, police say
Two people were arrested on suspicion of dressing up as firefighters and trying to enter a Palisades fire evacuation zone in their own phony fire truck, authorities said Sunday. Patrolling ...
NBC News20d
All 17 deaths in Eaton Fire were in a zone where evacuation orders took hours to arrive
But neighborhoods in western Altadena did not see the same urgency, as evacuation orders didn ... were advancing extraordinarily fast under hurricane-force winds, limited nighttime visibility ...
Mercury News20d
Crashes and Disasters
Crashes and Disasters | Martinez Refining Company provides new details on investigation into gas leak and fire The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area in red and the approximate fire ...
The New York Times21d
Tens of Thousands Told to Evacuate as New Fire Rages North of L.A.
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders and warnings. The fire in northwestern L.A. County spread swiftly to more than 10,400 acres but is now 95% contained. The largest fire ...
Fox News21d
Hughes Fire forces partial evacuation of 5,000+ person Los Angeles jail
The L.A. County Public Defender's Union, Los Angeles People's City Council and Justice LA posted to social media advocating for the evacuation of Pitchess inmates. "We demand that the Los Angeles ...
Toronto Star21d
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles ...