It’s just one of the black marks against the LAFD — which include allegations that a deputy chief was drunk while overseeing a 2021 wildfire in the Pacific Palisades, the very same area ...

Critics argue that LAFD had been too preoccupied with DEI vanity projects to properly staff and equip its firefighters — projects that Larson was paid $307K to manage in 2023, according to ...

The mayor has proposed folding the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional Standards Division. The bureau was created to help recruit more women and make the LAFD “safe and supportive for ...

The Fire Department, the mayor and her representatives have yet to provide answers to basic questions from The Times about whether they approved the LAFD’s plan to protect the Palisades before ...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was the subject of a blistering five-page letter from current and retired LAFD Bravest demanding she step aside immediately after failing to properly manage ...

Languages: English. Los Angeles Fire Department Deputy (LAFD) Chief Kristine Larson is facing widespread criticism online after comments surfaced in which she appeared to shift blame onto fire ...

LAFD firefighter Margaret Stewart asked all members to call (213) 576-8962 and report their availability. She said this is the first time in 19 years that the department has carried out this protocol.

a woman says in the video. "Women's handbags?" Text within the post, which Libs of TikTok previously shared on X and later deleted, reads, "The LAFD are using women's handbags to hold water to put ...

Crowley remained with LAFD at a lower rank but her new position was previously unspecified. As of Tuesday, her new title is Assistant Chief of LAFD’s Operations Valley Bureau. The former chief ...