Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.
Taking preemptive steps to protect your home and plan your exit can reduce danger and help firefighters do their jobs, first ...
The Whatcom County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan does include a section on wildland fire and the county adopted a wildland fire-specific action plan in November 2023. But Whatcom County is still ...
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern ...
Amy Graff Coastal breezes blew moist air off the Pacific Ocean into Los Angeles County on Saturday, bringing humidity to the region ... fire agency. “It’s a structure fire within a wildland ...
“In my career, I’ve never seen the amount of devastation and destruction that exist in here,” said Operation Section Chief Ernie Villa while gesturing to a map of Altadena at a community ...
The National Weather Service map below shows areas in red under a ... The county has tips online for creating a Wildland Fire Action Plan to help residents prepare for a major wildfire.
A fast-moving wall of fire, pushed forward by winds carrying embers from one ridge to the next, will begin sweeping across the region ... says Randy Denzer, a wildland fire expert who spent ...
Two weeks after the Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed thousands of homes in two distinct LA-area communities, many in Los Angeles County are still in a state of shock, even as donation drives peter ...