Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...

In the case of the Eaton Fire, the investigators are likely to use magnets to help them hunt for the tiny, melted pieces of ...

Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of department turmoil. As a career firefighter, she ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to ...

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...

More than a dozen people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California ...

Chief Kristin Crowley said during an interview Friday that the city failed the department amid the ongoing wildfires in ...

The Palisades Fire began as a brush fire on Tuesday morning amid wind gusts above 50 miles per hour. In less than an hour, ...

The Los Angeles mayor said none of the budget cuts could have impacted the city’s response to ongoing wildfires.

Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the ...

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than ...

Deadly wildfires sweeping Los Angeles county have killed at least 11 people and destroyed thousands of structures, including ...