Rescuing Pongo, Pearl, Bandit, Tiger and Zipper
Throughout the burn zone, Angelenos struggled to save their pets. Among the most difficult to save are those that live in ...
Maui County updating 2010 emergency operations plan
ANDREW VLIET / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER / FEB. 7 Aerial view of a residential neighborhood in February shows progress with removal of debris from the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire that destroyed much ...
‘I’ll never forget that moment’: Los Angeles residents who lost their homes in the fires describe their week from hell
More than a week after fires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the Los Angeles area, residents who ...
The New York Times4d
Evacuation Orders Given Late to Area Where Fire Deaths Were Concentrated
All 17 people who died in the Eaton fire lived in an area where evacuation orders came hours later than others, even as homes nearby were already burning. Some people never received warnings at all.
Los Angeles Times3d
Late evacuation orders in Altadena raise haunting question: Could more lives have been spared?
Their neighborhood just west of North Lake Avenue had yet to receive any evacuation alerts, Chapman said, so his parents felt safe at home and waited for officials to determine whether they might ...
USA Today2d
Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires? See maps
"Any new fire can grow rapidly." There are no evacuation orders in place now for the Eaton and Sepulveda Fires in LA County, the Clay Fire in Riverside County or the Laguna Fire in Ventura County.
Los Angeles Times5d
Western Altadena got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there
Residents said they were stunned how long it took to get the evacuation order, and by then many homes in the area were on fire. Of the 17 deaths confirmed so far in the fire, all of them occurred ...
How to make sure you're getting evacuation alerts during a fire
County officials are urging residents to take proactive steps to ensure they receive evacuation orders during emergencies.
USA Today4d
Where are mandatory evacuations for California wildfires? See Lilac, Palisades, Eaton fires
Evacuation orders are in effect near San Diego as at least three fires broke out in northern San Diego County overnight, including the Lilac and Pala fires, which grew to 50 and 30 acres ...
WISN 12 NEWS4d
LA fires: Delayed wildfire evacuation notices prompt call for independent investigation into emergency alert system
The delay in evacuation orders has raised serious concerns about the effectiveness of the county's emergency response system.County Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Lindsey Horvath introduced a ...
CNN3d
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
“None of us got a red (mandatory evacuation) alert before we felt ready to leave our houses,” he told CNN Wednesday. “You know, we felt heat and fire and that trumps any alert. So a lot of ...
AOL3d
Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires? See maps
"Any new fire can grow rapidly." There are no evacuation orders in place now for the Eaton and Sepulveda Fires in LA County or the Clay Fire in Riverside County. Although the Sepulveda Fire ...