L.A. Fire Department brass face questions about slow response to Palisades Fire
CBS News has confirmed that as the Palisades Fire started on Jan. 7, only 19 fire engines were pre-deployed to the area.
Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the ...
LA Times Today: Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
L.A. Fire chief Kristin Crowley pointed the finger at Mayor Karen Bass and budget cuts to the L.A. Fire Department. And she’s ...
‘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 ...
Axing fact-checkers 'like disbanding your fire department,' former CNN journo complains amid LA wildfires
Some commentators compared fact-checkers to "fire departments" and "first responders" while wildfires continued to spread ...
LA fire department sued over having ‘little to no water’ to fight fires
Survivors of the California wildfires sued the Los Angeles Department of Water and Fire, alleging that it was to blame for ...
Fremont Fire Department expands service, welcomes new company
Amid growing concerns over funding cuts to public safety programs and fire department preparedness in California, Fremont in ...
LA County fire department captain gives update on containment efforts
Los Angeles County fire department Captain Sheila Kelliher shares on 'Your World' how her team is preparing for winds ...
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 ...
Image of three LA Fire Department leaders is missing context | Fact check
The image shows three members of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s leadership team. But they're only three members of the ...
Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...
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 ...