Opinion: Do more than clear brush. Garden for fire
In extreme conditions, no amount of brush clearance can guarantee protection. Indeed, too much clearing can in fact leave ...
A ‘brush with catastrophe’: Close call with Hughes fire stirs concerns about jail safety
Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates ...
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Carencro grass fire that threatened buildings put out before causing major damage
Before the rain made its way across Acadiana on Tuesday, February 11, firefighters in Lafayette Parish had to contend with a ...
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Why clearing the brush around Los Angeles won't reduce the wildfire danger
After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing ...
Jefferson Parish fire on the scene of structure fire in Metairie
Jefferson Parish Fire Department are on the scene of a structure fire in the 3800 block of Simone Gardens in Metairie.
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Fog advisories lifted ahead of Super Bowl in New Orleans
A combination of warm temperatures, humid air and smoke from a nearby marsh fire had forecasters worried about not just foggy conditions ahead of the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday but "super fog ...
Large marsh fire burning in St. Charles Parish, super fog possible overnight
Big fire in a marshy area in St. Charles Parish. Winds are blowing that smoke into Jefferson Parish and New Orleans. With ...
A NEW NORMAL: Jackson County Sheriff's Department navigates budget cuts
Sheriff Gary Schuette explains how the Sheriff's Department is navigating hundreds of thousands of dollars in budget cuts.