How the conflict between two key leaders played out, each side's accusations and what the LAFD budget numbers reveal.

Ortiz was an LAFD fire captain who served in the department for 33 years before retiring in 2023. “ L.A. County has always had a history of being really good at brush fires,” Ortiz said.

More than two and a half months after flames leveled much of Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Mayor Karen Bass’ office have maintained an extraordinary secrecy about the ...

In ousting Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley Friday, Mayor Karen Bass cited failures of pre-deploying firefighters before the Jan. 7 firestorm began. “We know that 1,000 ...