A new report by an outside consultant group looked into L.A. County firefighting commanders' decision-making during the ...
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The history of bells, sirens, and other sounds used to control public life
Long before phones buzzed in pockets, public life had its own loud operating system. Bells, drums, horns, whistles, and sirens told people when to wake, pray, work, gather, take cover, or pay ...
A wind-driven fire that broke out in Ventura County Monday morning stalled overnight, allowing some residents to return home.
More than 43,000 Simi Valley residents are under evacuation orders, while hundreds of others under evacuation warnings wait ...
Firefighters from across Southern California are battling several wildfires that have forced hundreds of people from their ...
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