As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
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Incident Command: Implementing Tech for Firefighter Safety
The response was broken into numerous divisions, including incident command but also safety, logistics and water supply, among others. Not long before the brush fire, the MFD added the Command ...
Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
Update: Palisades Fire at 100% containment, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
Duarte residents join local leaders in outcry against nearby Eaton fire waste collection site
A large crowd of more than 150 packed the Duarte City Council meeting Tuesday night, where the governing body discussed what ...
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Evacuations lifted as massive Northern California lithium battery facility fire continues to burn
At this time, Unified Command is led by the City of Monterey's Fire Department. Evacuation and safety decisions are being made by the Incident Command. EPA is supporting the local authorities by ...
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Joint Investigation Visits: NOSDRA rallies partners to fight oil spill/gas fire disaster in Bukuma island forests
Emeka Woke, an engineer and Director-General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), along with a ...