Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed ...
L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t
Fire officials made the critical decision to forgo calling in scores of extra firefighters and equipment in the hours before ...
LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was ...
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...
Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the ...
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Here’s what we know about L.A. fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...
L.A. Fire Department brass face questions about slow response to Palisades Fire
CBS News has confirmed that as the Palisades Fire started on Jan. 7, only 19 fire engines were pre-deployed to the area.
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LAFD is doing all we can to fight LA fires. But we're dangerously understaffed. | Opinion
We can, and will, get through these devastating fires. But as part of the recovery, Los Angeles is going to have to make some consequential decisions.
Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 ...