City Councilman John Lee says the north and west San Fernando Valley had extra engines in place: “I spoke to different people within LAFD and received information that we had pre-deployment in ...

For the first four hours that a CBS News crew was on scene while flames torched homes, crew members did not see any LAFD firefighters in the immediate area. "We will get you the number, as to where, I ...

New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire. The fire department did not hold ...

Capt. Al Hugo, a 32-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, lived in his Altadena home with his wife, Carmen, for 20 years. As the Eaton Fire ignited on Jan. 7, the fast-moving blaze even ...

A CNN analysis of the most recent data available from the 10 largest U.S. cities and other comparable departments shows the Los Angeles Fire Department is less staffed than almost any other major ...