Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two years ago.

A 2023 lawsuit calling for fair pay and proper staffing in the Los Angeles Fire Department has been reignited following the ...

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...

The devastating fires in Los Angeles are revealing just how deeply ill-prepared the city was for a disaster of such magnitude. While nobody can ever be fully […] ...

Alec Miller from the Torrance Fire Department looks at ... Fire at the Mandeville Canyon, in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 11, 2025. LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said she and LA Mayor Karen ...

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles ... LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley added. The sheriff’s department currently ...

Criticisms of diversity programs from the right often ignore the facts of disasters on the ground, writes Josh Marcus ...

The department also did not call in off-duty firefighters until after the Palisades Fire erupted. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley defended her decisions. “I can tell you and stand before ...

Eaton fire erupted, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. On Jan. 21, the Los Angeles County medical examiner ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

One firefighter said he's been to earthquakes, hurricanes and fires, but he’s seen nothing like the destruction left behind ...

Crowdfunding has become a go-to method for victims of natural disasters to accelerate their recovery, but law enforcement ...