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The Woolsey Fire was a wildfire that started in Los Angeles County and spread north to neighboring Ventura County, both located in the U.S. state of California. The fire ignited on November 8, 2018 and wasn't fully contained until November 21, 2018. The fire burned 96,949 acres (39,234 hectares) of land, destroyed 1,643 structures, [ 4] killed ...
The Bel Air Fire was a disaster that began as a brush fire on November 6, 1961, in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. The fire destroyed 484 homes and burned 6,090 acres (24.6 km 2) [ 1] At least 200 firemen were injured, with mostly eye injuries due to the smoke and flying embers. [ 2] The fire was fueled by strong Santa Ana winds.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which was founded in 1850, was the first professional police force in the Los Angeles area. The all-volunteer, Los Angeles-specific Los Angeles Rangers were formed in 1853 to assist the LASD. They were soon succeeded by the Los Angeles City Guards, another volunteer group.
Los Angeles County's first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to more than 16 square miles (41 square kilometers), one day after it forced the evacuation of at least 1,200 campers, off ...
The Coyote fire burned about 1 acre of "medium to heavy brush" above a dog park near the AVA Toluca Hills apartment complex off Barham Boulevard, the Los Angeles Fire Department said around 11 p.m.
Authorities are investigating whether the Hollywood building where a fire broke out Thursday night that killed one person and injured two was approved for use as studios.
Injury of nine firefighters and an LA County sheriff's deputy. On June 1, 2008, a fire broke out on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood, an American film studio and theme park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California. The fire began when a worker used a blowtorch to warm asphalt shingles that were being applied ...
Flood control structures spared parts of Los Angeles County from destruction, while Orange and Riverside Counties experienced more damage. [1] The flood of 1938 is considered a 50-year flood. [2] It caused $78 million of damage ($1.69 billion in 2023 dollars), [2] making it one of the costliest natural disasters in Los Angeles' history. [3]