The LAFD could have sent at least 10 additional engines to Pacific Palisades before the fire — engines that could have been on patrol along the hillsides and canyons, several former top ...

Early in December, Crowley had issued a warning about $17 million in recent budget cuts potentially hurting LAFD's ability to respond to emergencies. She wrote in a memo to the Board of Fire ...

"They're already conducting an analysis of windstorm and wildfires," Crowley said. "In contrast to LAFD, FSRI has resources to conduct a thorough investigation… that will be independent ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city’s Department of Water and Power until mid-February that more than 1,000 fire hydrants needed repairs, despite being aware of the issues ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department is pushing back against Mayor Karen Bass after she claimed in interviews that LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley did not warn her before her overseas trio to Ghana about ...