What we know about the victims killed in the California wildfires
Twenty-seven people have died across the Los Angeles area. Officials have said the true death toll isn’t known as the fires ...
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Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?
Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy to head off wildfire-related damages. But Cal Fire ...
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What LA wildfire victims need to know about applying for FEMA assistance
The one-time payments will be available through the “Serious Needs Assistance” program. When you apply to FEMA, you are ...
As the LA fires raged, Riot Games provided a generator to a fire station that lost power and donated meals from its employee cafeteria
The League of Legends studio's CEO promised last week to "stand up for Los Angeles" as deadly wildfires destroyed homes and ...
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Scammer files fake FEMA claim, preventing Eaton Fire victim from getting help
An 85-year-old woman had her home damaged in the Eaton Fire. When she filed a claim with FEMA, she found out she was also a victim of fraud.
Washington County opens 24-hour emergency warming shelters
More than 20 dogs and cats were flown to Portland from San Diego to help ease the burden of shelters in the Los Angeles area ...
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Here’s what we know about L.A. fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...
As the smoke clears, L.A. residents face a complicated and uncertain recovery
Many displaced by the L.A. fires are living in a perpetual state of limbo, stuck between a crisis that is vast and ongoing, ...
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Colorado nonprofit gifts RV to firefighter who lost home in Los Angeles-area fires
A Denver man and his nonprofit, Emergency RV, will donate an RV to a Los Angeles-area firefighter who lost his home while battling the Southern California fires.
Restaurants, Food and Drink
From bake sales to speciality pizzas, Bay Area institutions are stepping up for those affected by the wildfires.
Firefighter union rallies behind LAFD chief, denounces unsigned attack on her performance
The union defended Crowley after a letter claiming to be from retired and active LAFD chief officers assailed the chief over ...
Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come ...