Los Angeles County says US Forest Service should allow helicopter firefighting at night The U.S. Forest Service should allow helicopters to fight fires ...
Report finds deadly LA County wildfire spread due to steep terrain, dense brush The largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history raged out ...
Swine flu vaccine seekers on their honor; few vaccine police weed out non-priority citizens It was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine. Sometimes they were healthy adults or senior citizens ...
Hundreds of people wait for swine flu vaccination shot in the City of Industry, Calif., Oct 26, 2009. Before Los Angeles County health officials stepped up screening at their flu clinics some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications ...
Los Angeles Fire Department official John Murray is administered the H1N1 vaccine at the first Public Health H1N1 vaccine clinic in Los Angeles County at the Balboa Sports Complex in Encino, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. These clinics provide access to ...
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 19: Freshly painted Oscar Statues in preparation for the Governors Awards and the 82nd Academy Awards at a secret location on October 19, 2009 in Northern Los Angeles County, California. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 ...
Biggest wildfire in Los Angeles County history finally 100 percent contained The biggest wildfire in Los Angeles County history is finally fully contained. The U.S. Forest Service says the 250-square-mile Station Fire was declared 100 percent contained at 7 p.m. Friday, 52 ...
Mudslide menace eases in fire-scorched Calif. as storm weakens; thousands without power A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain eased Wednesday without causing the widespread mudslides and debris flows that California residents had feared. The storm delivered its biggest punch ...
Concrete barriers are installed in residential areas in La Canada, Calif., as Los Angeles County workmen prepare for the storm on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. Residents have been told the barriers will remain on the streets for several years until the mountain ...
A Los Angeles County helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Wrightwood, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Francis Specker) Copyright 2009 AP News
Report: US Forest Service ordered reduction of state, local firefighters before deadly fire The U.S. Forest Service ordered its supervisors to reduce the use of state and local firefighters three weeks before a deadly Los Angeles County wildfire erupted, the Los Angeles ...
Lifeguards open Los Angeles County beaches as tsunami advisory expires Lifeguards have given the all-clear for visitors to return to Los Angeles County beaches following a magnitude-8 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa that prompted a tsunami advisory. Los Angeles County ...
