The Los Angeles Fire Department released its after-action report, detailing the challenges its personnel faced in the first 36 hours of the Palisades Fire, which included staffing shortages, ...

A veteran fire official has been tapped as the new chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, LA Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Jaime E. Moore, whose recent assignment was leading the LAFD Valley ...

An SUV driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after colliding with an ambulance transporting two elderly patients to the ...

A grand jury is requesting evidence connected to the city's response to the Palisades fire Credit: Michele McPhee A federal grand jury has subpoenaed text messages from the Los Angeles Fire Department ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department has released its long-awaited analysis report regarding the deadly Palisades Fire, which highlights the unprecedented challenges, successes and possible failures in the ...

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The Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and leveled much of the community was the result of a “perfect storm” of leadership and communication challenges, exacerbated by “dry vegetation, unrelenting ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After the Palisades fire broke out in January, the head of the powerful firefighters union, Freddy Escobar, ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s extensive review of its Palisades fire response detailed challenges including staffing difficulties, resource shortages and constraints posed by the intense winds ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (CNS) -- A 25-year-old man was in critical condition Saturday after he fell approximately 30 feet over a cliff in San Pedro, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. LAFD rescue crews ...

An after-action report on the Palisades Fire was released Wednesday by the Los Angeles Fire Department nine months after the start of the ninth-deadliest wildfire on record in California. The report ...