Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two years ago.

The devastating fires in Los Angeles are revealing just how deeply ill-prepared the city was for a disaster of such magnitude. While nobody can ever be fully […] ...

Los Angeles ... including fire engines, command teams, brush patrols, water tenders and air operations personnel, due to the red flag conditions, according to Chief Kristin Crowley.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley defended her decisions. “I can tell you and stand before you, we did everything in our capability to surge where we could,” she told a news conference.

Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and ...

But critical fire weather conditions will continue through Wednesday evening, Los Angeles County Fire ... LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said. Powerful 70 mph winds haven’t happened yet ...

LA city fire chief pushes back on criticism over wildfire response Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said Wednesday there would be lessons to be learned about the response to the fires ...

The California state Legislature has approved a more than $2.5 billion package to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires.

The destruction in parts of Altadena, a few miles to the west of Sierra Madre, and Pacific Palisades, which had burned in a ...

More than an inch of rain fell in parts of Los Angeles Monday afternoon, triggering flash flood watches and warnings in areas ...