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 ...
Los Angeles Times5d
These L.A. firefighters lost everything when the Eaton fire arrived at their doorstep
president of the Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Assn. At least three firefighters from the L.A. County Fire Department have also lost their houses, said a representative for the L.A. County ...
The New York Times5d
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
when Kristin Crowley became the first female chief in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department, she was lauded as a force for stability. “There is no one better equipped to lead the L.A.F ...
Los Angeles Times4d
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
with both UFLAC and the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Officers Assn. penning public letters of support. Still, in the midst of the worst disaster to strike L.A. in a generation, many see a ...
CBS News6d
L.A. Fire Department brass face questions about slow response to Palisades Fire
Los Angeles ... of Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were initially held back from racing to the scene of the Palisades Fire when it first broke out last week in L.A.'s Pacific Palisades ...
Fox News9d
Los Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes
Dangerous Santa Ana winds are expected to return to the Los Angeles area this week, potentially fueling the growth of new and existing wildfires, according to FOX Weather. The death toll in Los ...
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Los Angeles fire captain loses home to Eaton Fire
Al Hugo, a 32-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, lived in his Altadena ... his twin brother working as a firefighter for L.A. County and his youngest son serving as a firefighter ...
Yes, the Los Angeles County Fire Department donated surplus equipment to Ukraine
Yes, the Los Angeles County Fire Department donated surplus equipment to Ukraine in March 2022. On March 17, 2022, the Los ...
USA Today7d
LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat teams to start cleaning debris
the department said. ∎ Cooler temperatures and a reduced fire threat are expected for the Los Angeles area the rest of this week, but the chances of red flag warnings for L.A. and Ventura ...
ABC News7d
Pacific Palisades residents sue Los Angeles department of water and power
A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the city's Department ... Palisades Fire, the L.A. County Medical ...
CBS News 85d
San Diego ranks behind Los Angeles in firefighter staffing levels per capita
SAN DIEGO — As wildfires devastated Los Angeles ... San Diego trails L.A. on that list at #10. “This is a woefully understaffed fire department,” said LAFD Fire Captain, Freddy Escobar ...
KTLA7d
Los Angeles fire captain loses home to Eaton Fire
A captain with the Los Angeles Fire Department and his family are heartbroken ... with his twin brother working as a firefighter for L.A. County and his youngest son serving as a firefighter ...