LA Wildfire updates: Crews race to contain fires with menacing winds forecast to return
Firefighters raced Saturday to cut off spreading wildfires before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward the world famous J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of ...
LAFD and Mayor's office refutes speculation Chief Crowley was "dismissed" amid fires
The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted the speculation that Chief Kristin Crowley had been dismissed on Friday as crews ...
LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Kristin Crowley, who was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022, has become a vocal critic of Mayor Karen Bass' handling ...
As winds pick up, LA firefighters desperately battle to contain monster inferno
The Palisades blaze is threatening Brentwood, one of the most affluent enclaves of America's second-biggest city.
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
A political firestorm rages as wildfires continue to burn across L.A.
Right now, people are frustrated and they’re angry — and that’s understandable, they’re looking for someone to blame.” — ...
Day 5: Evacuation zone for Palisades Fire expanded as LA blazes now span 38,000 acres
About 38,000 acres have burned so far, and at least 11 deaths have been reported, in what could be the most costly fire in ...
Largest LA wildfire shifts direction forcing new evacuations
The largest of the Los Angeles wildfires has changed course, triggering new evacuation orders in wealthy neighbourhoods.
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LA Mayor Bass is Asked Point Blank About Firing LAFD Chief Crowley – With Crowley Standing Right Beside Her
LA Mayor Karen Bass was asked point blank about firing LAFD fire chief Kristin Crowley at a press conference, as Crowley was standing right beside her.
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One person dead, three others hospitalized after fire in Panorama City townhomes
One woman was killed and three others rushed to hospitals early Saturday morning after a fire tore through townhomes in Panorama City, Los Angeles fire officials said. “Sadly one patient was ...
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‘I did my job’: former La Vergne Police Chief decertified, arrested in same month
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Before the former La Vergne Police Chief, Burrel “Chip” Davis was arrested for aggravated stalking on Dec. 18, he previously fought against being decertified.