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Wildfire Updates
As wildfires continue to impact our communities, LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW, and CalMatters have come together to deliver free, reliable local news and updates. Daily to start. Less frequent as conditions improve.
Wildfire Updates is a new newsletter from LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW and CalMatters that helps Southern Californians make sense of our catastrophic wildfires.
LAist’s Wildfire Coverage
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The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to ask the state for a reprieve from laws that set density and energy requirements in burn zones. -
Nearly 1-in-3 Californians live in the wildland-urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction. -
And are you safe if you live farther away? There’s no magic answer to these questions, but we break down what we know. -
Fire danger is at critical levels in the areas, which aren’t scheduled to reopen until Feb. 1. -
The area of biggest concern is around the Eaton Fire. Parts of Malibu and the Pacific Palisades should also be prepared. -
Couple accused of impersonating firefighters in Palisades Fire — complete with their own fire engineThe couple, prosecutors say, bought the fire engine at an auction and now face 180 days in jail.
