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The mayor has proposed folding the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional Standards Division. The bureau was created to help recruit more women and make the LAFD “safe and supportive for ...
The arm of the Los Angeles Fire Department in charge of preventing wildfires faced years of allegations of corruption, laziness, harassment and discrimination before the blazes that have ...
LAFD’s $300K-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for defending DEI by blaming the victim: ‘He got himself in the wrong place’ LAFD Deputy Chief Kristine Larson faces accusations of victim ...
The LAFD said the footage shows its team putting out a fire using canvas bags, which are part of the department's standard equipment, not handbags.
LAFD Chief Kirstin Crowley slammed the city’s preparation for fires. “We are screaming to be properly funded to make sure that our firefighters can do their jobs so that we can serve the ...
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.
LAFD is doing all we can to fight LA fires. But we're dangerously understaffed. | Opinion As a 35-year firefighter I have never seen such devastation. It was caused by unprecedented winds – but ...
Former LAFD Chief has been re-assigned within the fire department. Alex Rozier and Robert Kovacik report for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
A Los Angeles Fire Department captain explains how the recent Palisades and Eaton fires got out of control to become some of the costliest in U.S. history, and why fighting fires in the area is so ...
A Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) recall of its off-duty firefighters in response to out-of-control wildfires was misinterpreted online as a call for assistance from members of the public.
The Los Angeles Fire Department asked its firefighters to call their communications department to report availability.
The Los Angeles Fire Department will become the first in the U.S. to deploy an electric-powered fire truck, with the vehicle set for its debut run in 2021.