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Dunlap fire on Rankin Avenue
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – In Dunlap, the Fire Department responded to a call about a fire on Rankin Avenue. The alarm was ...
The New York Times4d
Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires
The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are growing more dangerous and frequent. By Christopher Flavelle and ...
‘It was huge’: Fire engulfs one home, burns two others on St. Simons Island
A house on St. Simons Island was completely consumed by flames Monday afternoon. The fire broke out on 14th Street near Gould ...
LAist2d
Recent wildfires raise stakes for LA’s annual Homeless Count
The point-in-time Homeless Count, led by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, was originally scheduled for last month but was delayed due to the wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County.
The New York Times5d
Covering the Devastation of Water, and Then Fire
Isabelle Taft, a reporting fellow for The New York Times, writes of the parallels and differences in covering hurricanes and wildfires. By Isabelle Taft Before joining The New York Times last year ...
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For many LA musicians, the wildfires took their homes — and their livelihoods
When the rapper Tony Obi, who performs as Fat Tony, left his Altadena home the night of the Eaton Fire, he didn't think he'd be gone for long. The winds were fierce, but the wildfire was still ...
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Evacuations issued in Southern California as heavy rain brings threat of debris flows in areas scarred by wildfires
Both the Eaton and Palisades fire burn scars received rainfall rates of 0.5 inches to 1 inch per hour — a rate that can trigger debris flows. Here’s the latest: • Heavy rain drenches ...
Los Angeles Times5d
The way L.A. thinks about fires is all wrong, two experts say. They explain how to do better
One month later, two wildfire experts argue that the destruction didn’t have to be as bad as it was. If we think of fire as a part-time seasonal phenomenon, our strategies for fighting fire will ...
Reuters5d
Trump funding freeze halts wildfire prevention work
Wildfire prevention funding impacted by freeze Oregon organization sees job cuts, stopped work on active projects Federal hiring freeze affects seasonal firefighters needed for summer wildfire ...
CBS News2d
Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue
Washington — The Trump administration on Friday moved to fire more than 400 employees at the Department of Homeland Security, the latest effort in a government-wide campaign to dramatically ...
Bloomberg L.P.4d
US Retail Sales Drop by Most in Two Years Amid Fires, Storms
US retail sales slumped in January by the most in nearly two years, indicating an abrupt pullback by consumers after a spending spree in the closing months of 2024. The value of retail purchases ...
The Washington Post4d
Scorched debris and toxic waste: Inside one of the nation’s largest wildfire recovery responses
ALTADENA, Calif. — It’s been over a month since Margot Stueber’s house was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, but on a sunny Tuesday in this neighborhood, where entire blocks have been reduced to ...