New LAFD chief won’t look into who watered down Palisades fire report
After admitting last week that the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was watered…
Maine fire damages historic Portland waterfront and several boats
A fire tore through the historic Old Port waterfront in Portland, Maine, the day after Christmas, damaging aging…
A new view of two critical days that set the stage for Palisades fire
An hour after midnight Jan. 1, as a small brush fire blazed across Topanga State Park, a California…
Color barrier-breaking firefighter Alwin Holman honored with proclamation
City Hall in downtown San Diego. (FILE photo by Alexander Nguyen/Times of San Diego) For decades of service…
Body recovered from California beach; identity unknown
CAL FIRE CZU says its firefighters recovered a body from a Santa Cruz County beach on Saturday.Around 12:45…
Woman rescued after she is swept nine miles in San Jose Creek during SoCal storm
A woman was rescued by firefighters after she was swept miles down San Jose Creek, the Los Angeles…
Author of key report on Palisades fire was upset over changes that weakened it, sources say
The author of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was upset about changes…
‘Fire Country’ draws inspiration from firefighters who fought L.A. fires
A worried mother working miles away from her family frantically tries to get her three children out of…
There needs to be more communication between firefighters and NASA
Dec. 17, 2025 5:30 AM PT To the editor: It is a supremely tragic and unfathomable irony that…
‘Both sides botched it.’ Bass, in unguarded moment, rips responses to Palisades, Eaton fires
The setting looked almost cozy: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a podcast host seated inside her home…
Dramatic explosion caught on video destroys homes, injures six
A natural gas line leak triggered a dramatic explosion that destroyed a Bay Area home on Thursday, injuring…
Car hits Anaheim High track students; 9 injured, DUI suspected, police say
Car hits Anaheim High track students; 9 injured, DUI suspected, police say Updated: 4:08 PM PST Dec 10,…