Recipe for L.A.’s fire disaster: Intense rains followed by unprecedented heat and dry conditions

One fire appears to have been caused by a spark from old power lines, the other allegedly started by an Uber driver with a ...

After Palisades failures, is LAFD prepared for the next major wildfire?

As the flames spread, the firefighting response was disorganized and chaotic, with the LAFD’s own after-action report ...