Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Private firefighters are increasingly popular with insurers. But do they pose a risk?
"Ninety percent of what we do is prevention." Capstone is part of a growing and controversial ecosystem of private ...
LAist on MSN17h
Fire debris prompts LA County beach closures until further notice
What the closure covers: The closure starts at Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach and will stay in effect ...
How Domestic Workers Have Been Impacted by the Los Angeles Fires
A study by UCLA, published on Jan. 15, showed that 85% of individuals employed as household workers in Los Angeles are Latino ...
On the Ground With Los Angeles’s Volunteer Fire Brigade
He’s here at sunrise, for the 10th morning in a row, to get the latest updates on the fire and to assign his crew tasks for ...
New York Sun6d
Trump To Tour LA Wildfire Devastation Amid Barbs With Newsom Over Water and Climate Change
They either have a death wish, they’re stupid, or there’s something else going on that we don’t understand. But we want the ...
Los Angeles Times5d
Officials were warned of failing water system before Palisades fire. Fixes never happened
Records show L.A. County missed dozens of opportunities for water infrastructure improvements that experts say likely would have helped firefighters during the Palisades fire. Some of the long ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel2d
Tavern 101 Feeds Over 1,500 First Responders Battling California Wildfires
Tavern 101 Grill & Tap House, a beloved staple in Agoura Hills, stepped up once again to support first responders by ...
Time3d
How Domestic Workers Have Been Impacted by the Los Angeles Fires
After the Woolsey fire destroyed over 1,600 structures in November 2018, it took two years for workers employed in the area to not require additional assistance for basic needs like food ...
The New York Times4d
Wildfires Are Revealing the Limits of Our Hydrant Systems
Still, the systems can be quickly overwhelmed. After the Woolsey fire in Southern California in 2018, a review found that high demand for water, along with broken pipes in burned structures ...