On LA fire lines, inmates shoulder heavy packs and tackle dangerous work for less than $30 a day
Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 ...
How Will L.A. Rebuild? The Recovery From the Wine Country Fire Offers Clues.
The Tubbs fire in 2017 wiped out more than 5,000 structures in a Northern California county. Homeowners faced challenges, but ...
The homes are the fire's fuel
The home ignites, becoming the fire’s fuel. Soon, it puts off radiant heat that can ignite the exterior of the home next door ...
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What happens to kids when their schools are destroyed?
Kids lose so much when a disaster strikes. Too many have lost family members to the wildfires that have raged across Los ...
Live L.A. fire updates: L.A. faces more fire weather next week as residents inspect devastation
As many as 11,000 people will be able to return home as crews continue to get a handle on fires that started during an ...
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Wildfires Can Contaminate Drinking Water Systems With Harmful Chemicals
Some local water systems in the Los Angeles area have begun issuing warnings about potentially unsafe drinking water.
Home insurance was already hard to get. Then came L.A.’s fires. Here’s what the data show, and what else to know.
David and Peggy Blue were dumbfounded when they were notified last month that their home insurance would not be renewed because of a tall sycamore tree that overhangs their Altadena house. Their ...
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.
LA fires live updates: Mayor names chief recovery officer, plans outside probe
At least 27 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.
Incarcerated firefighters offer aid, find potential career path battling L.A. blazes
More than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters have battled the Palisades and Eaton fires. They are part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Conservation Fire Camps Program.