Fight over Central District property divides Seattle’s Black firefighters
For three years, the Central District property has been at the center of a heated legal battle that has pitted different ...
As the Black Summer megafires neared, people rallied to save wildlife and domestic animals. But it came at a real cost
When authorities fight fires, they focus on human life and property. But animals are part of communities too – and disaster ...
Columbus Dispatch19d
James Jackson, Columbus' first Black police chief, remembered as trailblazer, family man
Ned Pettus, retired Columbus public safety director and Columbus’ first and only Black fire chief, said Jackson was a friend, a mentor, and an inspiration. As a young Black firefighter recruit ...
Los Angeles Times19d
The destruction of Altadena reverberates across Black Los Angeles
And I still can’t believe it.” The loss of Pizza of Venice to the Eaton fire is one tile in a new, shattered mosaic: a topography of Black-owned homes and businesses with a reach that extends ...
CNN19d
How do you clean up a fire disaster unlike any other in modern times? ‘It’s going to be an enormous undertaking’
Cars are charred to the frame, their tires melted into black puddles of rubber ... “The Palisades fire alone is the size of Manhattan; just imagine the debris,” McIlreavy said.
The Washington Post20d
A storied Black community fears wildfires will claim its history
The Eaton Fire, which is still raging, has swept through this diverse hub for the Black middle class. So far, it has destroyed 7,000 structures in Altadena, a town of 40,000 bordering Pasadena and ...
Al Jazeera English20d
‘Devastating’: Wildfire ravages historic Black community in Los Angeles
On January 7, the Eaton Fire ignited in the nearby mountains ... The community started to take shape in the 1960s. Large numbers of Black families had left the US South and moved westwards ...
ABC720d
Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
The community is also home to hundreds of Black families, whose homes were ravaged by the Eaton Fire one week ago. "You've got three generations," said Altadena resident Pauline Daniels.
KUTV20d
Officer hit by vehicle near scene of Kearns fire as freezing temps leave black ice on road
KEARNS, Utah (KUTV) — An officer at the scene of an early morning fire in Kearns was struck by ... Police said there is black ice present on the roadway and asked drivers to slow down in the ...
Los Angeles Times21d
Rural areas got millions in state fire prevention funds over parts of L.A. that burned
Cal Fire elected not to fund millions of dollars in Wildfire Prevention Grants over the last four years for areas that were destroyed by the Palisades fire, state records show. During the same ...