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“The brush clearance alone, had that happened, would have just changed the trajectory of this fire,” real estate magnate Rick Caruso, a former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, told ABC 7.
Ventura County fire officials also said that residents' compliance with a strictly enforced county ordinance requiring 100 feet of brush clearance around buildings, as well as other fire-resistant ...
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley warned board members in writing two years ago that her department needed to create a pair of fully staffed crews dedicated to clearing brush and maintaining ...
2.3.3.2.7 Brush Clearance Unit. ... The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD or LA City Fire) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, ...
The new fire hit as the Southern California region was still reeling from a series of fires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, that burned through more than 37,000 acres earlier this month.
The latest Los Angeles County wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, began as a brush fire Wednesday a little before 11 a.m. before spreading to over 8,000 acres by around 4 p.m. local time.
The Bel Air Fire was a disaster that began as a brush fire on November 6, 1961 in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. The fire destroyed 484 homes and burned 6,090 acres (24.6 km 2) [1] At least 200 firemen were injured with mostly eye injuries due to the smoke and flying embers. [2] The fire was fueled by strong Santa Ana winds. [3]
The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. ... and respond to large-scale emergencies" and affected their capacity for brush clearance ...