How does the Great Chicago Fire compare to Palisades fire? A look at the numbers
The most devastating wildfire in Los Angeles history continues to burn, evoking comparisons to The Great Chicago Fire that ...
The big lie that surrounds State Farm, Arizona and the LA fires | Opinion
State Farm Insurance is not the bad guy for canceling policies before the LA fires. If anyone is to blame for that, it's ...
Editorial: From the city that used fire as a catalyst for reinvention, good wishes for Los Angeles
Had the Chicago History Museum known what was about to befall America’s second largest city, it might not have scheduled its ...
Inconvenient truths about the fires burning in Los Angeles from two fire experts
For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention ...
California wildfires: In raging Los Angeles inferno, echoes of the great fires of London and Chicago
As Los Angeles faces its latest fire crisis, it must look to the lessons of past urban fires that led to sweeping changes and ...
Chicago transplants flee wildfires raging across Los Angeles: ‘I just didn’t know how fast things could spread’
An estimated 180,000 people have fled their homes this week as firefighters battle to control several deadly wildfires across ...
Good Wishes for LA From the City That Used Fire for Reinvention
Had the Chicago History Museum known what was about to befall America's second largest city, it might not have scheduled its current exhibition, City on Fire: Chicago 1871. Or, at least, it would have ...
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The big lie that surrounds State Farm, Arizona and the LA fires | Opinion
According to folklore, this hapless bovine kicked the lantern and became the culprit that started the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Truth is, we’ll never know who started the Great Chicago Fire ...