wildfires

National Fire Protection Association Wildfire Division Director Michele Steinberg joins Today in the Bay to discuss the Southern California wildfires and mitigation strategies for homeowners.

Arson refers to the crime of starting a fire on purpose in order to damage property.

Twenty-five more Pacific Palisades residents who were affected by January’s deadly brush fire have joined a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over the disaster.

State fire safety officials have repeatedly warned Southern California Edison to improve weather tracking to help prevent wind-driven fire — but the utility maintained before the Eaton fire that its efforts met world standards. Jaxon Van Derbeken reports.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis speaks with Francois Auroux, a longtime Palisades resident who recounts the terrifying night he escaped the fire on a bike with two paintings he had to hand off to NBC4 reporter, Robert Kovacik, live on the air.

Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Sunday as wildfires in the Carolinas and Georgia scorched thousands of acres and forced people to flee their homes, NBC News reported.

Kristin Crowley has appealed her termination as LAFD chief to the Los Angeles City Council after she was dismissed from the position nearly a week ago by Mayor Karen Bass.

Property damage from the January wildfires in Los Angeles County, including the Eaton and Palisades fires, is estimated at between $28 billion to $53.8 billion.

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. Thom Jensen reports.

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities.

The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.

A Los Angeles Fire Department member was able to escape a close call Thursday after his vehicle was swept into the ocean by fast-moving mud along Pacific Coast Highway.

An Orange County teenager’s startup will get real-world testing with plans for his wildfire-detecting sensors to soon be installed in Irvine.

SoCal Edison’s latest report to the California Public Utilities Commission includes new information about the Eaton Fire in Altadena and Hurst Fire in Sylmar.

Style and Beauty Editor, Marianne Mychaskiw, stops by to share the LA-based beauty and lifestyle brands that are offering free services, care packages, and actively donating towards wildfire relief.
 

The new complimentary admission is open to all “eligible U.S.-based, active first responders.”

A Culver City man was arrested in a drone collision with a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County.

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County neighborhoods destroyed by the Eaton and Palisades fires.