We removed a big, big champion for us.” The union defended Crowley after a letter claiming to be from retired and active LAFD chief officers assailed the chief over her agency’s wildfire response.

6th Street. Crews discovered the flames spread to the attached Pacific Dining Car restaurant, according to LAFD. The fire was knocked down within 45 minutes and no injuries were reported.

Aside from battling blazes, the LAFD also responds to medical emergencies ... or two per hour,” and recommended that the city “shift low-acuity EMS incidents from firefighter-staffed rescue ...

The LAFD — which is contracted to annually inspect 66,000 fire hydrants across the city — had identified at least 1,350 hydrants in need of repair, according to its 2024 inspection.

Emergency medical responders are often employed by rural emergency organizations and first-responding fire departments whose personnel arrive at scenes before EMS. The EMR certification is also ...

Early this morning, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) crews responded to a structure fire in MidCity, successfully extinguishing flames that had taken hold in the attic of a single-family home.

the flight crew reported "an adult male patient who had been restrained and may have bitten another" to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), according to LAFD spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass approved a pay raise for fired LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley before the deadly Palisades Fire and her dismissal more than a month after the third-most destructive fire on ...

During January’s wildfires, the LAFD raised awareness of the dilapidated conditions of its fire stations, broken-down fire vehicles and troubles with staffing. Councilman John Lee. a member of ...