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In response to firefighter labor shortages during World War II, the Rainbow Conservation Camp was established as the first permanent fire camp, in 1946. It was modeled after New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps camps. The program grew to 16 camps throughout California in the 40s and 50s, including the first youth camps.
In 2019, the LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) began replacing nearly 100-year-old power line poles cutting through Topanga State Park, when the project was halted within days by ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
Palisades Fire- Los Angeles County, 23,448 acres, 70% contained. Eaton Fire- Los Angeles County, 14,021 acres, 95% contained. Hughes Fire- Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, 10,176 acres, 14% contained
Inmate firefighters dig a containment line as they battle the Palisades Fire on Jan. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. The Palisades fire had grown to over 22,000 acres and has destroyed thousands of ...
The area, previously known as "Vallecitos" (little valleys), was renamed "Rainbow Valley" in the late 1880s, after Mr. James Peebles Marshall Rainbow, who bought a homestead there. [8] [9] In October 2007, the Santa Ana winds fueled a major wildfire in the area. The town has many palm tree farms, and is a gateway to the city of Temecula.
From 2020 to 2023, wildfires destroyed more than 15,000 structures in California, according to CalFire. At least 12,000 structures have been lost in the Los Angeles wildfires that broke out at the ...
Incarcerated firefighters with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Fenner Canyon Conservation Camp take a break while battling the Mountain Fire in Moorpark, Calif ...