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Anderson Cooper highlights challenges for firefighters battling deadly California wildfires

CNN’s Anderson Cooper reports from Topanga, California, where he shows how crews are working tirelessly to build containment lines and douse flames in the area.

LAist · 8h

California prisoners are battling wildfires in long-running and controversial practice

California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the practice, the system is seen as exploitative.

ABC · 59m

California wildfires can take mental health toll on residents, firefighters

As wildfires continue to spread across southern California, experts are warning they could impact the mental health of residents and first responders.

Los Angeles, California

Washington Examiner · 13m

California fires put Los Angeles and outlying areas on high alert: What to know

Los Angeles is reeling from the most destructive wildfires in its history, and firefighters are struggling to contain the devastating blaze.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Fire ignites in Hollywood Hills, California adding to deadly blazes across Los Angeles

The Sunset Fire is one of several fires burning across the greater Los Angeles area, forcing more than 100,000 people to leave.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Firefighters Make Progress Slowing Wildfires While Los Angeles Grapples With Scope of Devastation

Firefighters are making progress slowing the major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to

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California firefighters are using new tech like AI-powered sensors alongside legacy machinery to detect and battle flames

Firefighters in California are using technologies ranging from AI-powered sensors to kerosene-powered aircraft to beat back ...

13h

Flames, smoke and smoldering homes as firefighters battle wildfires in Southern California

Rows of cars at a dealership, blasted by flames, looked like they had been bombed. A man wearing a mask walked by debris of a ...

1don MSN

FEMA to pay for more firefighters as California blazes burn beyond capacity

The funding will provide federal reimbursements for up to 75% of “eligible firefighting costs" incurred as California seeks to shore up its firefighting force and put out the wildfire.

1don MSN

Firefighters from Northern California and Arizona deployed to LA to assist in raging fires

Fires began Tuesday afternoon as high-speed winds, known as the Santa Ana winds, quickly spread flames from a small fire into ...

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Winds that have fueled LA fires are expected to calm, giving firefighters a chance to corral flames

Officials say the two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area this week have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures.

10h

California fires live updates: At least 10 fire-related deaths, medical examiner says

At least 10 people are dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry ...

17hon MSN

Hundreds of the California Firefighters Are Prison Inmates

Hundreds of prison inmates are battling the inferno tearing across Southern California, according to The Guardian. The ...

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