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 ...

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 10 days. A crew of 4,792 firefighters has been working on site and they ...

Let’s start with wages — and how big a role overtime plays in L.A. Nearly one of every three dollars spent on fire department wages by Los Angeles County paid for overtime in 2023, according ...

We continue to plan for the repopulation of evacuated areas, when safe," Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said. By Friday morning, the 14,117-acre Eaton Fire had reached 65% containment.

6:15 a.m.: Cal Fire reports the Woodley Fire has begun in the Sepulveda Basin. At a morning press briefing, LA County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone reports that two people have died in the Eaton Fire ...

Vehicles are not within the structures categories. They are tabulated separately, and information about them has not yet been received, according to Maria Grycan, Community Services Liaison LA County ...