From Blankets to Ladders, 10 Fire Safety Tools to Always Have on Hand
From 25 foot long ladders to smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, these fire safety tools are essential additions to your emergency preparedness kit.
California wildfires live updates: 179,000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look ‘like a bomb was dropped’
What we know about the California wildfires. Fierce wildfires burning out of control in the greater Los Angeles area have killed at least six people and forced nearly 180,000 more ...
New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes
The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area this week burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation ...
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Resources for SoCal fire victims, evacuees and first responders
The rideshare service Lyft is offering vouchers to help people get to and from shelters. The offer — up to two rides per ...
Despite losing everything in Los Angeles wildfires, residents say they're thankful to be alive
Among the tens of thousands of people who fled their homes as multiple wildfires ripped through Los Angeles County this week, residents like Nikki Rifkin said all they have left are the clothes on ...
LA firestorm stresses importance of having personal disaster plan: Officials
Los Angeles fire officials said the disaster -- caused by multiple wind-whipped fires breaking out simultaneously -- signals ...
What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles-area fires
At least five people are dead and thousands of structures have been damaged or destroyed as fierce wildfires rage in the Los Angeles area.
Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers
Some fled by foot, some by car and some by the grace of good Samaritans. Thousands of residents made harrowing escapes as ...
From palm trees and mansions to beach lifeguard stations: 'Everything was on fire'
Survivors of multiple massive wildfires that simultaneously erupted in Los Angeles County described apocalyptic scenes.
Wildfires are raging in Southern California. Here’s how you can prepare for major blazes
According to ReadyforWildfire.org, a resource guide from the California Department of Fire and Forestry, your home can catch on fire from flying embers, direct flames from a fire or nearby burning ...
Man charged with starting fire in N.C. State dorm, assaulting officers makes first court appearance
Zachary Watkins, the man accused of breaking into a dorm on N.C. State’s campus, starting a fire and assaulting four officers ...
Mom of MTA worker killed in subway car fire ‘mad’ that conductors have no extinguishers
The torching death of a woman sleeping on a Brooklyn train has stirred up painful memories for a still- grieving mother -- ...