Category Archives: Accidents/Fires

The Franklin Fire, which started as a 10-acre fire around 10:50 p.m. on December 9, near South Malibu Canyon Road and Station Boundary, exploded with the Santa Ana winds. Pepperdine students were sheltered-in-place at the Tyler Campus Center or Payson … Continue reading →

A five-acre brush fire was reported in the Palisades Highlands near the Santa Ynez Reservoir and adjacent to Topanga State Park at 9:50 a.m. on November 13. According to LAFD this is “slow moving in heavy brush. It is topography … Continue reading →

BROAD FIRE: A fire broke out on five acres near Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Bluffs Park, around 9 a.m. Santa Ana winds rapidly expanded the fire to about 50 acres near Pepperdine University. Dubbed the Broad Fire the fire … Continue reading →

(Editor’s note: This story ran earlier on CTN, and when a reader asked a question about helicopters and airlifts, it seemed appropriate to remind people of the process.) By SARAH STOCKMAN Staff Writer Have you ever gone hiking or mountain … Continue reading →

  Local activist Krishna Thangavelu sent a letter to Commander Jonathan Tom, the Assistant Commanding Officer for Operations West Bureau, detailing safety concerns in Pacific Palisades. She wrote: “We had 10 minutes of fireworks go off on October 18, at … Continue reading →

This editor referees youth soccer on the weekends. Working at West Torrance High School on October 19, about 27 minutes into the first half of a U12 Boys game, there was a loud crash. A blue car flew over an … Continue reading →

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded at 6:13 a.m. September 23, to a fire reported at a vacant and boarded 53,500 square foot two-story commercial building at 2050 S Bundy Dr. Five hours later, LAFD reported “Well coordinated and methodical efforts continue … Continue reading →

A measured 4.7 earthquake struck this morning, September 12,  at 7:28 a.m. off Kanan Dune Road in Malibu. It was seven miles deep according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was initially reported as 5.1 magnitude earthquake but was later … Continue reading →