Nearly 2,000 responders fighting southern California wildfire
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A wildfire that ignited Friday in Southern California has exploded to tens of thousands of acres as nearly 2,000 firefighters work…
LAPD allowed to use drones as ‘first responders’ under new program
Citing successes other police departments across the country have seen using drones, the Los Angeles Police Commission said it would allow the LAPD to deploy…
L.A. County first responders fought the worst fire of their careers. Now they want raises
On the heels of the catastrophic January wildfires, L.A. County first responders are demanding raises and rebuking politicians for not moving faster to grant them.Unions…
Artists are mobilizing for fire victims and first responders
As thousands of firefighters continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires and the unfathomable damage is assessed, the arts communities are mobilizing. Actors, musicians…
L.A. restaurants providing food, shelter to fire evacuees and first responders
L.A. County is consumed in smoke as multiple wildfires across the Palisades, Pasadena, Altadena and Sylmar remain mostly uncontained, with thousands of acres burned and…
Dashcam video captures moment truck crashes into first responders
Emergency crews were responding to an accident on an icy Michigan highway when a lorry hurtled into their fire truck as they stood next to…
US emergency responders, forecasters facing threats in wake of hurricanes | Weather News
Hurricane disinformation is causing such confusion after recent storms hit parts of the United States that federal emergency workers and meteorologists are having to take…