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Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises

Live updates: Los Angeles wildfire death toll rises as firefighters fight heavy winds

The Palisades Fire – the largest blaze – has killed at least five people. The Eaton Fire, above Altadena in northern Los Angeles County, has killed at least six people and burned more than 21 square miles, leaving apocalyptic scenes of destruction.

POLITICO on MSN · 6h

Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises as crews fight heavy winds to save homes and landmarks

The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area rose to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city’s most famous landmarks.

Business Insider · 9h

Los Angeles wildfires continue to threaten lives and property, burning through more than 39,000 acres

The fires have swept through more than 39,000 acres so far. Officials report that at least 16 people have died.

Los Angeles Fire Department comes under attack

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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on

As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under attack.

ABC7 · 2d

Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires

Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show.

ABC News on MSN · 19h

Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase

Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling at least five wildfires, ABC News dug into the city budgets and other publicly available documents for the city.

Khloe Kardashian calls Los Angeles mayor 'a joke'

NBC News on MSN · 6h

Are arsonists responsible for the Los Angeles wildfires?

In the case of the Eaton Fire, the investigators are likely to use magnets to help them hunt for the tiny, melted pieces of metal that could have been shed by power lines if they slapped together. But the existence of the metal doesn’t necessarily indicate that’s how the fire started, Nordskog said.

Yahoo · 19h

Khloe Kardashian calls Los Angeles mayor ‘a joke’ amid ongoing wildfires

With five major wildfires continuing to devastate neighborhoods across Los Angeles, Khloe Kardashian took to Instagram to admit she wasn’t a fan of Mayor Karen Bass right now. The Good American founder slammed the mayor next to a video of Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley telling Fox 11 Los Angeles that the city had failed them after recent cuts to the department’s budget.

New York Post · 1d

Khloe Kardashian rips LA mayor Karen Bass amid wildfire disaster: ‘You are a joke’

Khloe Kardashian is blasting Los Angels mayor Karen Bass as the city’s deadly wildfires rage on. The reality star, 40, took to Instagram on Friday evening to call the elected official, 71, a “joke.” Kardashian fired off the insult after Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley admitted that major budget cuts to the fire department negatively impacted their response to the catastrophic event.

Los Angeles wildfires: Fresh evacuations ordered Friday evening after Palisades Fire flares up

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than ...

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Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department rebut speculation chief was dismissed

The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to ...

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16 dead, 16 missing as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week

Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area ...

Update: 11% containment achieved for Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,654 acres after being active for ...

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San Fernando Valley under threat as Los Angeles fire rages on

Firefighters were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has razed swathes of Los Angeles' ...

Yes, Los Angeles cut $17.6 million from the fire department’s budget

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget was cut by nearly $17.6 million this fiscal year. That’s a roughly 2% decrease from ...

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Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire

In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...

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Did Budget Cuts Affect Emergency Response To L.A. Wildfires? What To Know About Funding To City’s Fire Department.

The Los Angeles mayor said none of the budget cuts could have impacted the city’s response to ongoing wildfires.

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