Separately, the LAFD has defended its decision not to pre-deploy any engines and firefighters to the Palisades — as they had ...

Bass told Fox11 that LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley did not warn her against taking an overseas trip to Ghana in the days before ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to Mayor Bass' claims that Chief Crowley didn't notify her about the major wind ...

The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...

Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders ...

some residents — and online spectators — began to criticize Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, particularly because the LAFD’s 2024-25 budget ...

Los Angeles County leaders appear to be shifting blame onto one another in regards to the events that led up to the historic fires that burned through the region last month.

A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley warned board members in writing two years ago that her department needed to create a pair of fully staffed crews dedicated to clearing brush and maintaining ...

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

The peak of a severe storm was expected Thursday, with recent burn scar areas under evacuation orders and warnings.