In rugged El Dorado County, the 'Echo 1' helicopter has become a lifesaving tool
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Program is approaching a milestone after years of planning and development: ...
Los Angeles launches online relief tool to assist wildfire victims
The city of Los Angeles has launched a new website aimed at helping victims of the deadly wildfires. According to a news release, the website LA Disaster Relief Navigator will ask visitors ...
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LA County fireman reunites with woman he saved from Palisades Fire
Patty Phillips' car got stuck on a dirt road while trying to flee the Palisades Fire. She had gone back to the family home to get their dog. LACoFD Capt. Malcolm Dicks was able to rescue ...
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Watch live: Hughes Fire erupts in Los Angeles County
The Hughes Fire in Castaic, Los Angeles County, California, has burned over 8,000 acres. The fire is being fed by dry brush, with 0% containment and evacuation orders in place. A red flag warning ...
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Here's the latest on LA County's Hughes Fire as 'dangerous' winds continue
LATEST Jan. 23, 8:45 a.m. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County continued to burn Thursday morning, but locals and first responders had some reason for optimism despite ...
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Fast-moving wildfire forces evacuations in northern LA
More than a dozen water- and retardant-dropping aircraft were on the scene, including the county’s two leased Super Scooper fixed-wing planes. Firefighters from the Los Angeles County ... according to ...
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LA County's Hughes wildfire goes from brush blaze to 9,000+-acre conflagration; evacs ordered
A fast-moving blaze that began as a brush fire Wednesday spread across nearly 9,500 acres of bone-dry Los Angeles County ... the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said Wednesday.
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Particularly Dangerous Situation warning issued, Los Angeles County reopens Altadena to residents
Search and rescue crews have found human remains in debris from the fire zones. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed 28 deaths in relation to the fires. It is not ...
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Off-Duty Los Angeles Fire Captain, Son, Brother Save Neighborhood from Wildfire
Los Angeles ... Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire ...
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Cowlitz County fire crews battle LA wildfires
Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue — which covers La Center, Ridgefield, and Woodland — and Cowlitz County Fire District 1 — which covers rural Woodland — sent crews to the fires. No personnel from ...
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I'm a 55-year-old psychologist who lost everything in the LA fires. I'm devastated — but my clients need me now, too.
Impact Link This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sue Verreault, a 55-year-old psychologist who lost her dream home in Altadena, California, in the Eaton Fire, which began on ...
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Fire officials defend pre-deployment of firefighters before catastrophic LA County fires
With firefighting aircraft temporarily grounded last week due to powerful winds, the Los Angeles city and county fire departments had to rely on boots on the ground. But extraordinarily strong ...