Opinion: California’s inmate firefighters deserve more than a raise. Make them employees
The work done by prisoners to prevent and contain fires is just as valuable as that of other responders. But unlike their ...
Opinion: L.A. was lucky, with lots of help fighting fires. But no one should count on luck
Local firefighting systems need more permanent, reliable employment, because sometimes neighboring communities, states and ...
Fire-wrecked Los Angeles waits for winds to drop
Fire-wrecked Los Angeles waited nervously on Wednesday for dangerous winds to drop and give a much-needed break to weary ...
LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was ...
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Prison Labor in the Spotlight as Incarcerated California Firefighters Risk Lives for $5-10/Day
Transcript This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, ...
House fire shuts down section of road in Pelham
Firefighters from several communities were called to the scene of a house fire on Nashua Road in Pelham early Wednesday ...