The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight ...
Los Angeles Times22d
The destruction of Altadena reverberates across Black Los Angeles
“I thought about it and I was like, ‘That fire ... more white residents left the area, and west Altadena in particular. As Los Angeles communities were forced to integrate, Black residents ...
Yahoo22d
'Chicago Fire' Alum Brian J. White Takes Part In Citizen's Arrest Of Potential Arsonist Amid LA Fires
Thu, January 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC ‘To call this a crime of violence is quite the understatement’: Judge detains two men accused of tying up, killing 63-year-old man Pilots tried to pull ...
CNN22d
How do you clean up a fire disaster unlike any other in modern times? ‘It’s going to be an enormous undertaking’
Cars are charred to the frame, their tires melted into black puddles of rubber ... “The Palisades fire alone is the size of Manhattan; just imagine the debris,” McIlreavy said.
The Washington Post23d
A storied Black community fears wildfires will claim its history
The Eaton Fire, which is still raging ... next door in middle-class Altadena, Zack said. The Black population in Altadena surged, and White residents began to leave. In 1980, about half the ...
Al Jazeera English23d
‘Devastating’: Wildfire ravages historic Black community in Los Angeles
On January 7, the Eaton Fire ignited in the nearby mountains ... The community started to take shape in the 1960s. Large numbers of Black families had left the US South and moved westwards ...
Daily Breeze23d
Fire concerns at San Pedro’s White Point Nature Preserve draws neighbors for follow-up meeting
All of the eight burned areas in the White Point Nature Preserve at 1600 ... In the meantime, law enforcement patrols, both police and fire, are now conducting surveillance at the preserve ...
Fox News23d
'Chicago Fire' actor Brian J. White helps detain illegal immigrant with blowtorch near LA fire zone
On Thursday, "Chicago Fire" actor Brian J. White was one of several residents who detained a man, later identified as an illegal immigrant from Mexico, for allegedly waving a blowtorch on private ...
Daily Mail23d
Chicago Fire actor Brian J White reveals dramatic moment he and neighbors tackled blowtorch-wielding illegal immigrant arson suspect near one of LA's raging wildfires
Chicago fire actor Brian J. White has revealed how he and his neighbors boldly apprehended a blowtorch-wielding arson suspect near one of LA's raging wildfires. The 49-year-old was getting ready ...
ABC7 San Francisco23d
Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
The community is also home to hundreds of Black families, whose homes were ravaged by the Eaton Fire one week ago. "You've got three generations," said Altadena resident Pauline Daniels.
KUTV23d
Officer hit by vehicle near scene of Kearns fire as freezing temps leave black ice on road
KEARNS, Utah (KUTV) — An officer at the scene of an early morning fire in Kearns was struck by ... Police said there is black ice present on the roadway and asked drivers to slow down in the ...
New York Post23d
‘Chicago Fire’ actor Brian J. White, neighbors sprang into action to take down illegal immigrant with ‘flamethrower’ near LA fires
Brian J. White — who portrayed Capt. Dallas Patterson on the hit NBC show — was gearing up to flee his Woodland Hills home if the fire jumped from the neighboring West Hills neighborhood on ...