Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Altadena's Black residents disproportionally hit by Eaton fire, UCLA study says
Black residents of Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton fire and will have a ...
New recovery center to open in Altadena to aid Eaton fire victims
FEMA is opening a new disaster recovery center in Altadena to assist Eaton fire victims, and the sheriff's department says it ...
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LA County board approves motion calling for independent review of emergency notifications
A motion calling for an independent review of the emergency notification systems used to alert residents during the January ...
California Emergency Workers Are Battling a New and Potentially Deadly Threat: Mudslides
We don’t need the storm necessarily to produce a high total amount of rainfall,” said Nina Oakley, a geohazards climatologist ...
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Altadena Town Council grapples with Eaton fire recovery, rebuilding, in early forum on next steps
Before rebuilding, a two-phase clean-up process must take place. The first, which involves FEMA and the U.S. Environmental ...
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For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
Fundraiser list helping wildfire victims in historically Black Altadena
A GoFundMe directory of Black families who lost everything in the Eaton Fire is gaining traction online. The directory was put together by the organization Community Aid ...
California Wildfires: Much-needed rain is expected to help firefighting efforts this weekend.
Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy ...
Why Were Black Altadena Residents Not Warned to Evacuate in Time?
A faint glow flickered behind the canyon ridges, and at first, it felt like a threat no different from fires past. Inside one ...
California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it ...