This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...

Thirteen years ago, Los Angeles Fire Department officials were bracing ... usually paired with hook-and-ladder trucks, which do not carry water. In non-emergencies, they are staffed by a single ...

This is how an off-duty Los Angeles fire captain, his firefighter brother and his son kept the Easton Fire at bay, saving an entire block of homes in his neighborhood. When he was relieved from ...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was the subject of a blistering five-page letter from current and retired LAFD Bravest demanding she step aside immediately after failing to properly manage ...

United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 condemned a letter circulated this week — one that claimed to be from “retired and active LAFD chief officers” but contained no names or ...

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The driver and a passenger who were in an alleged stolen vehicle led law enforcement on a pursuit from Arcadia to downtown Los Angeles, eluding officers as they parked the truck and walked into a ...

The fire in northwestern L.A. County spread swiftly to 10,000 acres. It is 14% contained. The largest fire, covering 23,400 acres in western Los Angeles, is 72% contained. The blaze has burned ...

The Kings are slated to return to their home ice on Monday and, when they drop the puck for that game, it will be on to a special design of a LAFD shield with the Kings logo in the middle.