FAIR Plan to assess insurers $1 billion for L.A. fires; consumers may be on the hook for nearly half
The California FAIR Plan, the insurer of last resort, received approval to assess member carriers $1 billion to help pay its ...
Los Angeles Times18d
New recovery center to open in Altadena to aid Eaton fire victims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will open a new recovery center in Altadena for those who incurred damage from the Eaton fire ... will conduct property checks of vacant homes.
Deadline.com20d
Hughes Fire: Residents Begin To Return Home As Firefighters Gain Upper Hand On Blaze North Of L.A. – Updated
While evacuation orders remained in place for areas around the immediate perimeter of the fire, other nearby neighborhoods were reduced from evacuation orders to warnings, while warnings were ...
Ventura County Star21d
Hughes Fire: Here's what to know about evacuations, smoke in Ventura County
Update: As of late Thursday morning, local authorities had lifted the remaining Ventura County evacuation warnings related to the Hughes Fire. Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation ...
SFGate21d
Here's the latest on LA County's Hughes Fire as 'dangerous' winds continue
LATEST Jan. 23, 8:45 a.m. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County continued to burn Thursday morning, but locals and first responders had some reason for optimism despite ...
CBS News21d
Fire tears through Turkey ski resort hotel, killing at least 76 people and injuring dozens more
Istanbul, Turkey — A fire engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 76 people and injuring at least 51 more, the interior minister said. Witnesses said ...
LAist21d
Hughes Fire in Castaic now 56% contained with rain in the forecast
Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake, growing to more than 10,000 acres and forcing mass evacuations. Around ...
Euronews21d
Nine detained for questioning after fire at ski resort in northwest Turkey kills at least 76 people
A fire raged through a 12-story hotel in the northwestern Turkish province of Bolu on Monday evening, killing at least 76 people. Officials say at least two of them died after jumping from the ...
Hindustan Times21d
Friars fire near San Diego mall forces evacuations as California's wildfire nightmare continues
In San Diego County, the Friars Fire erupted on Tuesday near a shopping mall, prompting immediate evacuation orders as the flames quickly spread. Southern California faces another round of extreme ...
USA Today22d
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...
Bdcnetwork.com22d
Homes that survived L.A. wildfires may provide template for resilient rebuilds
The home was designed with several fire-resilient design strategies that likely played a role in its fate. The yard was largely free of vegetation and fenced off by cast-in-place concrete garden walls ...