LA County Fire Chief: Super Scoopers, choppers work – but were grounded during fierce wildfire winds
During a new process aimed at increasing the county’s fiscal transparency, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone on Wednesday defended the department’s aerial firefighting capabilities during ...
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Drones provide public safety eyes in the sky during LA County storm
With the use of drones, the LA Sheriff’s Department can keep an eye on search and rescue missions, fire response and rain ...
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Penalties for post-fire price gouging in LA County just got a lot more expensive
The penalty for price gouging after the fires in Los Angeles County just got a lot more expensive. The new max fine: The L.A.
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Mystery of disturbing messages spotted in Los Angeles solved
Disturbing messages asking for help have been spotted in Los Angeles and have been visible on Google Maps for years.
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OC sheriff says immigration law a federal, not local, law enforcement responsibility
While Barnes made clear that immigration law was not part of his department’s “primary ... most sheriffs in California — including Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna and San Bernardino ...
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Los Angeles Sheriff Misused Confidential Database Thousands of Times To Run Concealed Carry Background Checks
The vast majority of those offenses were committed by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD), which ... of violations committed by the L.A. County Sheriff highlights just how unfamiliar ...
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Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
At least 18 people also remain missing in the wildfires, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says. SoCalGas workers dig a trench to secure natural gas infrastructure of homes destroyed by ...
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Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County began Wednesday morning ... A spokesperson for the sheriff's department, which operates the jails, said that 476 people in one ...
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Explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles, spreading rapidly and forcing thousands to flee
Robert Jensen from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the unfolding situation was critical. “We’ve seen the devastation caused by people failing to follow those orders in the ...
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Mass evacuations after explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles
Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover more than 9,400 acres (3,800 hectares) in just a few hours. The fire was fanned by strong, dry Santa Ana winds ...
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31,000 People Ordered To Evacuate After New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles
Robert Jensen, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, urged everyone in the impacted area of the new blaze -- dubbed the Hughes Fire -- to leave immediately. "We've seen the devastation ...
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Tens of Thousands Told to Evacuate as New Fire Rages North of L.A.
The county sheriff, Robert Luna ... Overnight plans: Chief Anthony Marrone of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said 4,000 firefighters had been assigned to the fire, and would work overnight ...