In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department asked its firefighters to call their communications department to report availability. LAFD firefighter Margaret Stewart asked all members to call (213) 576-8962 ...

The LA Kings are honoring the heroic LAFD firefighters and first responders throughout their current five-game road trip with special helmet stickers and jersey patches, adorning the logo of the LAFD.

As a result, if you just compare the LAFD’s budget last year to this year’s, it looks like it went down $23M. But that’s because when the budget was adopted last May or June, the city was ...

An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Palisades Fire, a roaring blaze that has burned more than 22,000 acres since it ...

Here are all the current wildfires burning in Southern California at a glance. The rumor that Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley was fired is false, according to Mayor Karen Bass ...

Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year. The accusation has spread quickly, with many looking to cast blame for ...

Firefighters Were Forced to Use Handbags to Fight Fires Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who has referred to the fires as "Democrat treason," shared on X a video of Los Angeles Fire ...

More than 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as the infernos spread. Former Los Angeles Fire Department Battalion Chief Rick Crawford says in the "Palisades Fire," crews were behind from ...

The fiercest of which are expected on Tuesday. " Every available LAFD firefighter is on hand and will remain in place through this wind event," said L.A. City Fire Chief, Kristin Crowley.