A Pasadena firefighter who worked tirelessly on the front lines to contain the devastating Eaton Fire and save his community suffered a personal loss during that same fire.
Jose Carranza-Escobar was found standing next to the flames in Pioneer Park in Azusa, Calif., authorities said Saturday.
Claremont City Council meeting, member Ed Reece, chair of the Foothill Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority,
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Sunday, as the region receives much-needed rain that has produced flood and mudslide warnings lasting through Monday. Saturday, 4:00 p.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 87% containment, the Eaton Fire at 95% containment and the Hughes Fire at 92% containment.
Altadena is back on Pasadena’s radar–and not in a way that many Altadenans would appreciate. Fiercely independent, quirky and undeniably unique, Altadena has always been content to chart its own course outside Pasadena’s borders.
Moments after the morning bell rang Thursday, the kindergartners at Pasadena’s Willard Elementary School — back in class for the first time since the Eaton fire roared through the area — were fully engaged in what 5-year-olds do best: play.
Wednesday, 12:25 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire grew to 3,407 acres, according to Cal Fire, with evacuation orders extending to the community of Castaic and evacuation warnings stretching to the northernmost parts of Santa Clarita, which had an estimated population of 224,028 in 2023.
Nine people have been charged with looting in connection with the Palisades and Eaton fires, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday.
INDUSTRY — A man was shot to death and two others were wounded during a shooting Sunday morning in Industry, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 2:50 a.m. in the 200 block of California Avenue, east of Valley Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Wildfire evacuees tend to experience “evacuation fatigue” when they’re unable to return home due to the danger of flare-ups, toxic smoke and hidden hazards like debris flows, fallen trees, downed power lines and gas leaks, Kolden said. Additionally, the energy, water and sewer infrastructure has to be restored in impacted neighborhoods.
The 10,396-acre Hughes fire reached 56% containment Friday as first responders made progress controlling multiple blazes burning in Los Angeles County, which is expected to receive rain over the weekend that could be capable of producing floods and mudslides in several burned areas.