Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Wednesday, Jan. 15. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Thursday, Jan. 16.

Sent at 4:35 p.m., the message began “**Attn all personnel**” and said that the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s hazmat team reported the air in Altadena is “‘hazardous, containing ...

Sent at 4:35 p.m., the message began “**Attn all personnel**” and said that the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s hazmat team reported the air in Altadena is “‘hazardous, containing ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is the leading agency in the partnership to remove hazardous materials and fire debris from burn scars caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

The arm of the Los Angeles Fire Department in charge of preventing wildfires faced years of allegations of corruption, laziness, harassment and discrimination before the blazes that have ...

"There's still a lot of hazards," said Adam Van Gerpen, a hazmat specialist and fire captain with the Los Angeles Fire Department. Van Gerpen said hazmat teams are looking for "unusual thermal ...

"However, significant safety and infrastructure issues remain, including downed power lines, broken gas lines, hazardous materials ... The Los Angeles Fire Department contained the fire, but ...

"However, significant safety and infrastructure issues remain, including downed power lines, broken gas lines, hazardous materials ... evacuation warnings, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said ...