Tearful LA fire union prez warned of dangerous fire department understaffing last year: ‘Someone will die’
This is a woefully understaffed fire department,” Escobar said. “We’re either going to have a fire department that’s going to ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass' brother loses home in Palisades Fire
Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has revealed that her brother lost his Malibu home in the still-raging Palisades ...
Hughes Fire in LA County explodes to over 10,000 acres, thousands evacuated
With high winds driving the flames, a fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County ...
‘Beyond the brink’: Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America
A CNN analysis of the 10 largest US cities and other comparable departments shows the Los Angeles Fire Department is less ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...
Hughes Fire in LA County explodes to over 10,000 acres near Castaic, with tens of thousands urged to evacuate
A fast-moving wildfire exploded to roughly 10,200 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, ...
Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed
The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to battle the wildfires across the region.
Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 ...
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Dems blame LA fire on 'climate change' despite city cutting fire department budget
Democratic lawmakers are claiming the severity of the Los Angeles wildfires was a result of climate change, despite reports that the city's fire hydrants ran out of water and the fire department's ...
Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag sue city of L.A. and DWP after losing home in Palisades fire
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, along with several other Pacific Palisades property owners, sue the city of L.A. and L.A.'s ...
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UPDATE: House gutted after La Porte City fire, family safe
As of 5 p.m., fire crews from La Porte City, Gilbertville and Hudson are still extinguishing the fire in subzero temperatures ...
How fire departments use pre-positioning to get a jump on wildfires
Fires in the Inland Empire and Orange County that broke out this week were stopped from becoming more dangerous because of ...