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LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat teams to start cleaning debris
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Wednesday, Jan. 15. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Thursday, Jan. 16.
Los Angeles Times28d
Deputies warned to decontaminate clothes after lead, asbestos found in air near Eaton fire
Sent at 4:35 p.m., the message began “**Attn all personnel**” and said that the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s hazmat team reported the air in Altadena is “‘hazardous, containing ...
Officer25d
Los Angeles Wildfires: Deputies Urged to Decontaminate over Toxic Air
Sent at 4:35 p.m., the message began "Attn all personnel" and said that the Los Angeles County Fire Department's hazmat team reported the air in Altadena is "'hazardous, containing lead ...
CBS News23d
Los Angeles begins "extensive" debris removal after deadly wildfires, officials warn about potential dangers with weekend rain
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is the leading agency in the partnership to remove hazardous materials and fire debris from burn scars caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
California Storm: Evacuation Warnings Issued In Wildfire-Hit Los Angeles Area
As Los Angeles braces for its most powerful storm of the season, concerns of mudslides and debris flows in recently fire-hit ...
New York Post29d
LAFD team tasked with preventing wildfires accused of corruption, laziness before blazes devastated city
The arm of the Los Angeles Fire Department in charge of preventing wildfires faced years of allegations of corruption, laziness, harassment and discrimination before the blazes that have ...
AOL29d
LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat teams to start cleaning debris
"However, significant safety and infrastructure issues remain, including downed power lines, broken gas lines, hazardous materials ... The Los Angeles Fire Department contained the fire, but ...