Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other U.S. cities can better prepare.
Tiger Woods said Monday that “the Riv is just not ready,” responding to the news last week that the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational, which had to move from its traditional home at Riviera Country Club in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires,
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir contributed to the failure of its water system during the Palisades Fire, when water supplies and some hydrants ran dry after hours of intense firefighting.
It's here, near a popular hiking trial, where officials believe the Palisades fire began around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7. The remnants of thousands of burned-out homes line the path the flames took down from the hillside as it charged all the way to the ocean.
For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked out of a command post in the Highlands neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. It’s here,
President Donald Trump toured the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Friday and vowed to "open the coffers" of the federal government and waive federal permits to expedite the rebuilding process.
Stories of survival are emerging in the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton Canyon fires – from people who are amazed to find out their homes survived.
County firefighters who went to L.A. to fight the wildfires described the Palisades and Altadena blazes as a “wall of flames”
Times of San Diego will send you the top local and state news at 8 a.m., 365 days a year. Sign up A plane drops retardant to try and stop the spread of the Palisades Fire, Jan. 11, 2025.
With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.
Stevie Nicks thought her home was gone when she evacuated the Pacific Palisades due to the raging wildfire this month. Instead, firefighters saved her home, and in doing so, likely saved her whole block,