Rescues and Evacuations

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (134+ words) LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Fire Department's International Urban Search and Rescue Team has left for Panama to provide assistance in that country following a magnitude-7.7 earthquake. The 10-member support team, dubbed USA-02, was activated by the U.S. State…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (162+ words) A wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Saturday grew rapidly into the evening, threatening nearby structures and triggering a wave of evacuation orders, authorities said. The fast-moving Bouquet Fire was reported around 3:15 p.m. in the Angeles National Forest, according to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (102+ words) Three people were rescued from a 40-foot commercial fishing boat that was taking on water today near Los Angeles Harbor, with no injuries reported. Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded at about 3 p.m. Saturday to the vessel at 1 LA Light, south…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (195+ words) Orange County Board Chairman Doug Chaffee on Thursday signed a proclamation declaring a state of emergency stemming from damage by Hurricane Maria, which battered the coast in south Orange County cities. Chaffee had been reluctant to declare the emergency last…...

1+ mon, 12+ min ago   (281+ words) A fast-moving fire broke out on Monday in Los Angeles County, destroying structures and injuring two people. Firefighters responded to the Palos brush fire burning near Las Palomas Drive in La Habra Heights at 2:25 pm. PDT, according to the Los…...