LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was ...
L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t
Fire officials made the critical decision to forgo calling in scores of extra firefighters and equipment in the hours before ...
L.A. Fire Department brass face questions about slow response to Palisades Fire
CBS News has confirmed that as the Palisades Fire started on Jan. 7, only 19 fire engines were pre-deployed to the area.
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LAFD is doing all we can to fight LA fires. But we're dangerously understaffed. | Opinion
The LAFD is woefully, dangerously understaffed ... While hundreds of our firefighters and dozens of our fire engines and trucks were dispatched to fight the Palisades Fire, the rest of our ...
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Why firefighters say the Los Angeles blazes have been unstoppable
Based on forecasts of dangerously fierce and dry Santa Ana winds across Southern California, the Los Angeles Fire Department that morning readied more than a dozen extra engines — mostly in high ...
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No, California did not reject or delay out-of-state fire trucks for emissions tests
“Did you hear that California rejected 60 fire trucks that Oregon has sent over to fight the Los Angeles fire?” said a ...
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Far from Hollywood's wealth, Los Angeles fire survivors feel forgotten
ALTADENA, California (Reuters) -In the close-knit Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, where rows of neat bungalows once nestled ...
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Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed
The Los Angeles Fire Department pushed back Friday against ... "Even with an additional 100 engines, I tell you, we would not catch that fire. With that being said, let me be clear, the $17 ...
More than 6 million in LA remain under critical fire threat as high winds last through Wednesday
The Eaton and Palisades fires are now the most destructive wildfires in Southern California history, according to Cal Fire. Follow for live updates.