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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 area is a longstanding concern for fire experts because it has just a handful of narrow roads to evacuate thousands of residents. -
Bell Canyon residents started training and preparing on their own after witnessing the power and speed of the Woolsey Fire. -
The bright pink chemical is a key tool for wildland firefighting, but some worry the environmental harms outweigh its utility. -
We all need to be concerned — and prepared. -
Not all emergency agencies use the same language. Here’s your rundown on how evacuation orders work -
California’s wildfires have gotten increasingly destructive and deadly. That's been underscored with destructive fires kicking off 2025.
