LA firefighters quickly extinguished a downtown fire at 1359 E Washington Bl, with no injuries reported. Traffic was affected.

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After the Palisades fire broke out in January, the head of the powerful firefighters union, Freddy Escobar, ...

Los Angeles Department Assistant Chief Jaime Moore, left, stands with Patty Shales, center, and Brooke Dorothy Shales, right, on November 5, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Dania Maxwell/Los ...

When fire hydrants ran dry in the first hours of the Palisades fire, firefighters faced confusion and costly delays in getting vital water trucks into the area to help fight the destructive blaze, new ...

Since the Los Angeles Fire Department is still not answering ABC7 On Your Side Investigates' specific questions on how it mopped up the Lachman Fire, we spent the day digging. The ABC7 On Your Side ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has appointed a local 30-year fire department veteran as the city's new fire chief. Deputy Chief Jaime E. Moore, who has been serving as commander of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mayor Karen Bass names 30-year LAFD veteran Jaime Moore as new fire chief following nationwide search and ...

A longtime Los Angeles Fire Department leader who is currently the head of the agency's Valley operations will become the department's new chief, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Jaime Moore, ...