Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...
L.A. Fires Live Updates: Critical wind conditions as Hughes Fire explodes in size, forcing new evacuations
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue burning in the Los Angeles area that left parts of Southern California with ...
Image of three LA Fire Department leaders is missing context | Fact check
The image shows three members of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s leadership team. But they're only three members of the ...
Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up
Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions were expected to pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern ...
The claim: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired fire chief
The fire chief spoke at a press briefing with Mayor Karen Bass after her supposed ouster. The department said claims of her ...
Hughes Fire forces partial evacuation of 5,000+ person Los Angeles jail
A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The ...
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...
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Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...
Los Angeles Fire Department asked off-duty members to help combat wildfires | Fact check
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was running a recall for its off-duty members, not anyone with firefighting ...
Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles
Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
Trump criticizes L.A. fire response in inaugural address, plans to visit California Friday
Trump said, “We are watching fires still tragically burn from weeks ago without even a token of defense" in Los Angeles — a ...