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ByAdminScores of Los Angeles police officers who have symptoms related to the coronavirus or who must quarantine because of possible exposure have the choice of self-isolating at home or moving into the Biltmore Hotel in downtown L.A., according to two law enforcement sources. The officers will be housed on at least two floors of the…
New Electric Motorcycles Patrolling the Streets of Burbank
ByAdminBurbank police have added a new electric motorcycle to its patrol fleet. Not only does the Zero motorcycle look different, it sounds different. “Our Burbank Water and Power had some grant money, some funds for alternate-fuel vehicles,” Burbank Police Sgt. Kerry Schilf said. “We were able to fortunately purchase two motorcycles through a grant, and…
Commercial Structure Fire – Venice
ByAdminUPDATE: SCMA member Alex Thompson with venice311.org was kind enough to provide her photos and videos for our members to view. Los Angeles firefighters relentlessly battled an extremely hot and stubborn Major Emergency blaze at a large Venice storage facility that injured five firefighters. Just after 7:30 PM on October 25, 2014, the Los Angeles…
Two-Acre Brushfire Stopped in Glendora
ByAdminA brushfire near Angeles National Forest in the Glendora area is holding at two acres of vegetation, authorities said Monday The fire was reported at 10:45 p.m. Sunday along Glendora Mountain Road at Glendora Ridge Motorway, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman said. No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened,…
Crews Battle 4,000-Acre Williams Fire above Azusa
ByAdminFire crews continue to battle a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest along the East Fork of the San Gabriel River north of Azusa. The blaze was 5 percent contained as of Monday morning. 400 firefighters from multiple agencies along with water dropping helicopters and air tankers dropping fire retardant (including the DC-10) are fighting…
Forest Service Suspends Controlled Burns Over Coronavirus
ByAdminThe U.S. Forest Service has suspended controlled burns on public lands in wildfire-prone California because of the coronavirus pandemic, upsetting officials who see the program as key to preventing seasonal infernos like those that devastated parts of the state in 2018. The decision comes as forecasters predict yet another above-average year for wildfires in parts…

