Fire Chief's Stand in City of Ashes

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The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area has risen to 16 as crews battle to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city’s most famous landmarks.

The Palisades and Eaton fires burning in Southern California have destroyed more than 12,000 structures.

The two largest blazes have killed at least 16 people and destroyed thousands of structures. Strong winds forecast for Sunday could spread flames further.

Chief Kristin Crowley publicly criticized the city for budget cuts that she said have made it harder for firefighters to do their jobs.

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The 53-year-old actress has lived in the City of Angels for nearly three decades but couldn’t recall another mayor facing the same scrutiny as Bass, suggesting the criticism stemmed from racism.

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The death toll from the wildfires tearing through Los Angeles stood at 16 on Sunday morning as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes. The emergency response continues as potentially strong Santa Ana winds up to 45 mph are forecast to return and push flames toward some of the city’s most famous landmarks.

A Los Angeles firefighter, who wished to remain anonymous, blasted local leaders who cut funding to fire services, telling Breitbart News that the lack of personnel resources and other assets made fighting the Palisades Fire difficult.

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A Los Angeles firefighter, who wished to remain anonymous, blasted local leaders who cut funding to fire services, telling Breitbart News that the lack of personnel resources and other assets made fighting the Palisades Fire difficult.

As firefighters continue to battle blazes in multiple fires, more Santa Ana winds in the coming days threaten to increase fire risk.

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The Palisades Fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles' history, increased in size to another 1,000 acres.

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The firefighting aircraft dip into the water before dumping its contents over the wildfires, prompting California officials to plead with the public against flying drones over the areas affected by wildfires.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) reportedly awarded government workers with major wage increases before making cuts to the city’s fire department budget.

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Over 153,000 residents are under evacuation orders, and another 166,000 were warned they may have to evacuate their homes.

In a city prone to large natural disasters, L.A. firefighters are widely considered to be among the best in the business at knocking down urban wildfires. But in the extreme conditions lately, experts say little can be done even to slow these modern fires.

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Firefighters are reporting progress, but officials say the threat will remain ‘very high’ as dangerous Santa Ana winds return

When a cascade of deadly and destructive wildfires erupted across the Los Angeles region on Tuesday, Mayor Karen Bass was on her way home from Ghana.

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Democrat Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey claimed the Los Angeles fires are the result of a climate change “disaster” stoked by President-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of “Big Oil” — and there is more “death” coming as a result.

Newsom appeared to be referring to Trump's social media posts blasting him, President Biden and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

When a cascade of deadly and destructive wildfires erupted across the Los Angeles region on Tuesday, Mayor Karen Bass was on her way home from Ghana.

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At least 16 people are dead, and the county sheriff said reports of missing people were rising. Heavy winds are expected through the middle of the week.

Crews have made progress on the wildfires, but forecasters expect another round of strong winds to hit the area on Monday and Tuesday.

The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area has risen to 16 as crews battle to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return.

Meanwhile, the Palisades Fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles' history, has now burned over 23K acres, according to Cal Fire.

“I don’t know if you’ve ever been camping, but when you go camping and put a fire out, that doesn’t mean that it’s not hot below. Then the Santa Anas came on Monday, and that’s what started, that’s what reignited the fire.”

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