The Malibu Railway War
From the moment the first transcontinental railroad steamed across the county in 1869, the nation had train mania. In California, that mania reached a fevered...
Helitankers Arrive in Time for Peak Fire Season
The three massive helitankers that are the core resources for the Quick Reaction Force, are back in town. This high-tech, highly efficient aerial firefighting team...
Thanksgiving Power Outage Update
More than 80,000 households and 100 electrical circuits in five counties were shut down the night before Thanksgiving, during the strongest windstorm in four years,...
Lights Out: SCE Pulls the Plug
Southern California Edison, borrowing a page from the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, flipped the switch and canceled Thanksgiving for 57,000 SCE customers in five counties—Ventura,...
Why We Stand a Fighting Chance
A conversation with the folks that fight our fires about what’s keeping them up at night. On November 8, 2018, a fire ignited, sparked by...
What will keep your lights on when Edison turns you off?
In January, Topanga saw two weeks of threats by SouthernCalifornia Edison (SCE) to turn off the grid due to high wind. In earlyJanuary, the utility...
Wilderness Park Reopens Two Years After the Woolsey Fire
Two years after it was burned in the Woolsey Fire, Charmlee Wilderness Park is open again. The reopening took place quietly and without fanfare on...
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