Known internally as 200 Series engines, they are identical to other engines and usually paired with hook-and-ladder trucks ... stations not in the fire zone, the former LAFD chief officers ...

“The plan you’re using now for the fire you should have used before the fire,” said former LAFD Battalion Chief ... usually ...

The International Association of Fire Fighters is calling the feds to action over price increases and multi-year wait times ...

LAFD’s Fire Prevention Bureau is in charge of inspecting buildings, clearing brush and other measures to stop blazes before they start. But the bureau has a long history of faked inspections ...

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. With SkyCal overhead, massive billowing plumes of black smoke could be seen above the large flames with multiple LAFD ladder units attempted to ...

Asked whether the LAFD had left firefighters on patrol in the area of the New Year’s Eve fire to watch for flare ... sustaining burns and falling on a ladder, injuring his back.

The Palisades Fire that has devastated Los Angeles and killed ... he had to wait because the line was busy. At the time, LAFD crews were caught up responding to two other situations in other ...

and it has no electric fire trucks. Claim that LAFD has 45 electric fire trucks is wrong, spokesperson says Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson, told Lead Stories that the ...

Here are some numbers to consider. In 1960, with a population of 2.5 million, we had 112 LAFD fire stations. Today, with a population of nearly 4 million, we have 106 stations. That is according ...

“The plan you’re using now for the fire you should have used before the fire,” said former LAFD Battalion Chief ... usually paired with hook and ladder trucks, which do not carry water.