Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not
Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, Southern Californians have been encouraged, for years, to rip ...
When houses are fuel: Why firefighting was no match for a California disaster decades in the making
As the California fires burn, experts say firefighters can only do so much in extreme conditions. Instead, people must ...
Oakland nonprofit heads to LA with donated pet goods, shovels for cleanup efforts
An Oakland nonprofit is ready to deliver donated pet supplies. They also plan to dig in and start cleaning up debris from the firestorm when it's safe to do so.
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The Oakland Hills Burned Before. LA Fires Have Many Terrified It Will Happen Again
Watching the fires devastating Los Angeles, residents of the Oakland Hills worry about when disaster could strike again — ...
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Watching L.A., East Bay officials recall lessons learned from 1991 fires
When fires erupted in the Los Angeles hills on Jan. 7, East Bay residents who’ve been around long enough could no doubt feel ...
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Oakland residents say LA fires are reminder of lessons learned in 1991
and the lessons learned from the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm. "It came over the crest," Elizabeth Stage said on Monday. She has lived in the Oakland hills for 40 years, and remembers the Oakland ...
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Oakland Fire Chief says meeting is planned with EBMUD to discuss city's 3,200 fire hydrants' supply and pressure
Oakland's Fire Chief Damon Covington says many changes made since the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm are helping to protect the ...
The Firestorm in '91 Showed Me Loss—LA Won't Let Me Forget
There's an interesting juxtaposition right now of the people at least temporarily termed "unhoused," as thousands of dwellings in the Los Angeles area have been utterly destroyed by the several brush ...
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‘A Tragedy Waiting to Happen’: Oakland Shutters 2 Fire Stations
Wildfires in Los Angeles have brought fire department budgets under scrutiny. In Oakland, the recent closures of two stations ...
From Oakland to Saratoga, Los Angeles infernos are a reminder of Bay Area’s wildfire vulnerability
The fires ravaging Los Angeles — and the Oakland Hills fire 33 years ago — remind many in the Bay Area that such devastation ...
Crashes and Disasters
The fires ravaging Los Angeles — and the Oakland Hills fire 33 years ago — are proof that such devastation isn’t limited to ...