Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur explain why pumpers that operate out of two Pennsylvania departments exemplify the importance of ...
Ampace Technology has stepped forward with a crucial donation of 50 portable power stations to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), providing vital power support for firefighters working on the ...
“We as firemen want to solve the problem and put the fire out,” said Child, chief pilot with the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Air Operations Division. “But the (Federal Aviation ...
“(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire ... can usually be identified by the long aerial ladders used to fight large fires or for certain types of medical emergencies.
Though the city maintains that the LAFD actually received $80 million more than 2023-24 — thanks to money allocated outside the department budget — a narrative began to take shape: Budget cuts ...
Thirteen years ago, Los Angeles Fire Department officials were bracing ... usually paired with hook-and-ladder trucks, which do not carry water. In non-emergencies, they are staffed by a single ...
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 ...
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley defended her pre-deployment plan. On Thursday, we learned her department had 122 firefighters pre-positioned for wildfires on ...
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 condemned a letter circulated this week — one that claimed to be from “retired and active LAFD chief officers” but contained no names or ...