Mar. 15—Clara Petty stood grinning Wednesday next to the giant, red firetruck in the bay of Fire Station 5 in Decatur. She adjusted her new red plastic fire helmet and was ready to go on her ...

Mayor approved pay raise for then-LAFD chief before Palisades Fire Mayor Karen Bass previously approved a merit-based pay raise of 2.5% for former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley -- weeks later firing ...

In the meantime, Bass has appointed retired LAFD Deputy Chief Ronnie Villanueva to serve as interim fire chief. Villanueva has served in various positions throughout the Department, with ...

Since 1960, Los Angeles has grown in population by 1.5 million people, while the LAFD says ... that is that our fire stations were built decades and decades ago... and those station locations ...

After days of heightened tensions among Los Angeles city leaders, Kristin Crowley is now appealing Mayor Karen Bass’ decision to fire her as LAFD chief ... Section 5.08(e), due to Mayor Bass ...