Tracking the damage and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires in maps
The Los Angeles wildfires of 2025 have left incredible devastation in their wakes. Although official damage assessments are still ongoing, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection estimates that more than more than 16,
During Wildfires, Los Angeles Libraries Offer Community Lifelines
Amid the fires, library systems are spearheading efforts to help community members and library staffers through fundraising and onsite support.
Deaths from Los Angeles-area wildfires rise to 29
The number of deaths from the wildfires that destroyed entire communities in the Los Angeles area this month has risen to 29, the county medical examiner’s office said Monday.
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 27
Jan. 27 A new wildfire was reported today at 4:16 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
ALA Announces Support for Libraries Affected by Los Angeles Wildfires
The ALA Executive Board released a statement on how to support communities affected by the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles.
Firefighters from Sacramento return home after battling Los Angeles wildfire
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District's regional OES Type One and Type Three have returned home after battling wildfires in Los Angeles, where they received kind support from the local community.
Much-needed rain in Los Angeles triggers mudslides, debris wildfire-ravaged areas
The return of the rain in Los Angeles has triggered Flash Flood Warnings, mudslides and debris flows in burn-scar areas, forcing officials to close roads and schools in the region.
Fires and windstorms caused at least $350 million in damage to L.A. public facilities, report says
The initial cost estimate, issued this week, included damaged or destroyed streetlights, recreation centers, sanitation ...
Fires Deliver ‘Mass Erasure Of Heritage’ For Los Angeles Arts Community
The losses that have gut-punched Los Angeles’ art-and-culture community are staggering. Historic homes, cultural institutions ...
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Palisades branch of LA Public Library burns down. What was lost in the fire?
The devastating Los Angeles fires have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes, businesses and community spaces.
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California wildfire live updates: Los Angeles area on alert as high winds fan the flames
Among the thousands of buildings believed destroyed in the Palisades Fire is a branch of the Los Angeles Public ...
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New rapidly spreading fire erupts near Los Angeles, more than 9,000 acres burned
The rapidly spreading Hughes Fire is burning north of the small community of Castaic, located northwest of the city of Los ...
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Los Angeles Burns
What is at stake here is the entire mysterious history, love and disenchantment intertwined, of Americans and their cities.
Octavia Butler predicted fire disaster in Los Angeles in 1993 book 'Parable of the Sower'
Since the fires began, Butler's works have been cited for anticipating a world - and, particularly, a Los Angeles - wracked ...
What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past
In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...