Budget documents previously obtained by USA TODAY show that the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was reduced from $837 million in fiscal year 2024 to $819 million in fiscal year 2025 as a part ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appeared to be backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the city’s fire department after facing massive backlash over the poor response to the ...

In this Dec. 5, 2024, file photo, Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley is seen here in Long Beach, Calif. Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE In response ...

Bass removed Crowley last week as tensions erupted about how the department handled the wildfires and response efforts. Bass argued the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) needed “new leadership ...

According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, that means if residents in the newly expanded zones get their building permits approved after the maps are adopted, the wildfire building codes ...

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday denied former L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal of her dismissal in a 13-2 vote. Councilmembers Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez were the ...

The Los Angeles Rams will hold their 2025 draft operations at a Los Angeles Fire Department Air Operations hangar in Van Nuys, California, the team announced Thursday. LAFD’s Air Operations ...