New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire. The fire department did not hold ...

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley criticized the city's decision to cut more than $17 million in funding for the department, and says that the city let her and her firefighters down.

At least 75 fire trucks languished in a city repair facility in downtown Los Angeles as wildfires decimated Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Malibu, pictures taken by The Post show. The essential ...

A fierce fire was burning in a commercial building in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon. Officials said the blaze had reached "major emergency status" with more than 88 firefighters on scene.

She pointed to a series of memos she sent to the city identifying ... as interim fire chief. In a statement Friday, she said: "Acting in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety, and ...

Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire ... cast blame on the city for water running out Tuesday when about 20% of the hydrants tapped to fight the Palisades fire went dry.

Los Angeles’ s incompetent leadership turned the city into a ticking time bomb for massive fire damage. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the Los Angeles Fire Department had a budget of around $837 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for ...

L.A. is a city built out into flammable wildlands ... to mountains as high as 10,000 feet. The Los Angeles Fire Department has long been a leader in knocking down urban wildfires.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley suggested that the city had failed its residents. During an interview with local news station KTTV on Friday, Crowley said: "We are screaming to be properly ...

At 1:55 a.m. on Thursday, the Los Angeles City Fire Department announced that it had stopped all forward progress of the fire at about 40 acres and lifted the evacuation warning. Evacuation orders ...