In a series of posts on X, Controller Kenneth Mejia called it “disgraceful" that city officials are downplaying major cuts to the fire department amid deadly wildfires.
Gavin Newsom has described the Los Angeles wildfires as the worst natural disaster in US history “in terms of the scale and scope”. The blazes are on track to be among the costliest ever seen in the ...
The posh 'burb -- also home to scores of Hollywood celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford and Dr. Dre -- is ...
The LA Fire Chief still has a job, for now.LA Mayor Karen Bass says she and the Fire Chief Kristin Crowley are focused on ...
A father-daughter team in the Los Angeles area are staying in their home behind the fire barricades and taking inventory of ...
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los ...
Deputy Chief Kristine Larson — who heads the Equity and Human Resources Bureau — was addressing accusations that female firefighters aren’t strong enough carry a man out of a ...
The mood on the ground here is the same mix of rage and grief I've seen in Ukraine after a Russian missile strike or a particularly bloody battle. And almost everyone believes it was avoidable.
The US president-elect has criticised a top California Democrat for challenges fighting the blazes in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Fire Department pushed back against speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews ...
Kristin Crowley, Los Angeles’ first female and openly gay fire chief, faces criticism amid Pacific Palisades wildfires, ...