Hours after the Eaton fire first flared, the area around the Rose Bowl was converted into a staging area that nearly 4,000 ...

Usually a celebratory place for sporting events and concerts, now there are roughly 3,500 personnel at the Rose Bowl, taking turns in 12-hour shifts, battling the Eaton Fire. "We've got ...

When they can get a reprieve from the front lines, they can’t go home to recharge, so in the closest way possible, a home has been created for them in an unlikely place: the Rose Bowl.

"We love the Rose Bowl. We love warm weather ... Let's just make arenas, let's make domes, let's do grass, let's do more fireworks at games. Yeah. Let's do that." It was an all-time soundbite.

Firefighters stand in formation as they listen to a daily Eaton fire briefing at the Rose Bowl on Friday. The iconic stadium has become a staging area for more than 4,000 firefighters and National ...