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1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Joyce Lee |Josh Partlow

ALTADENA, California — The power had gone out at Erliene Kelley’s house, and the wind was howling overhead. But as the 83-year-old peered at her son in the pale glow of her flashlight, she insisted that she was not afraid of the Eaton Fire. She had no reason to be, Erliene said. The brushfire that broke out four hours earlier had started more than two miles away. Authorities hadn’t yet issued an evacuation warning for her neighborhood.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Scott Dance |Josh Partlow

The Army Corps of Engineers colonel responsible for releasing water from two California reservoirsat President Donald Trump’s direction in January knew that it was unlikely to reach the southern part of the state as Trump had promised, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post. The agency carried out Trump’s directive, which came in the wake of catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles County, on short noticeon Jan. 30, though it would normally require days to coordinate.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Anna M. Phillips |Niko Kommenda |Alice Li |Naema Ahmed |John Muyskens |Josh Partlow | +1 more

But amid piles of debris and toxic ash, some buildings are still standing. Whether by design or accident, some homes had structural advantages that helped them survive. February 7, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ESTJust nowIt’s almost impossible for experts to piece together why certain homes burned — most of the evidence is ash. But in the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires, they are closely studying the homes still standing, searching for clues to how homeowners can cope with future wildfires.

Jan 23, 2025 | msn.com | Dino Grandoni |Josh Partlow

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Jan 13, 2025 | msn.com | Josh Partlow |Maria Paul |María Luisa Paúl

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