How to help victims of California wildfires affecting Los Angeles County
The California Fire Foundation said it is working with local fire departments and community organizations to support impacted residents financially. The group's wildfire and disaster relief fund directly supports victims of blazes and other disasters throughout the state, according to its website.
California wildfires live updates: 179,000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look ‘like a bomb was dropped’
Sheriff Robert Luna said 179,783 people are under evacuation orders due to the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires in Los Angeles County. Another 200,000 residents are under evacuation warnings. "I cannot emphasize enough that I urge residents that are asked to evacuate to follow our warnings," he said.
Hurst Fire: Latest updates for 3rd wildfire that forced evacuations in Los Angeles County
Crews are hoping to make progress in battling the Hurst Fire burning in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles County on Thursday.
Update: 10% containment reached for Hurst Fire in Los Angeles County
As of Thursday morning, a fire crew of 300 succeeded in containing 10% of the fire. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing. According to Cal Fire, "Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
Evacuation orders lifted after Hollywood Hills fire endangers iconic Los Angeles landmarks
The stretch of Sunset Boulevard near the fire is lined with well-known venues and landmarks, including the TCL Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Bowl.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s computer dispatch system remains down since New Year’s Eve
LOS ANGELES — The archaic computer dispatch system for the nation's largest sheriff's department remained out of commission on Thursday after crashing on New Year's Eve, forcing deputies to handle all calls by radio, authorities said.
How to Help Those Affected by the California Wildfires
Major fires across Los Angeles this week have killed at least five people, forced 180,000 to flee their homes, and destroyed thousands of structures
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Wildfires in Los Angeles County force widespread evacuation
Firefighters are struggling to contain several wildfires as a windstorm sweeps through the Los Angeles County area.
What to Know About Wildfires Raining Embers Onto the Los Angeles Area
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Los Angeles wildfires: Threads post falsely claims police are searching for suspect tied to MAGA
A Jan. 8 Threads post said the Los Angeles Police Department is "looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires. This ...
Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles remain 0% contained. The blazes could become California's most costly ever.
LA wildfires, including massive Palisades and Eaton fires, continue to devastate the region with zero containment. Damage ...
Survivors patrol as looters prey on fire-wrecked Los Angeles
People forced to flee their homes by massive wildfires tearing through Los Angeles were taking turns to patrol their streets ...
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Firefighters make progress slowing wildfires while Los Angeles grapples with scope of devastation
Firefighters are making progress slowing the major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged ...
Fires in California decimate Los Angeles area, leave apocalyptic scenes: Live Updates
The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires are burning in Southern California, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Here are the latest updates.
Temporary Fix Ends 3-Day Outage of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dispatch System
The failure of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s computer-aided dispatch system in its vehicles had left deputies to ...
'Our own little Y2K': L.A. County Sheriff's computer dispatch system still down
A few hours before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, the computer dispatch system for the Los Angeles County Sheriff ...
Eight California sheriff's deputies sacked for covering up a fellow officer's attack on trans man
Joseph Benza III, 36, pleaded guilty in December to one felony count of deprivation of rights for an incident in February ...