Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...

The Tubbs Fire in Northern California's Sonoma County in 2017 was the state's costliest wildfire disaster at the time ...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley warned board members in writing two years ago that her department needed to create a pair of fully staffed crews dedicated to clearing brush and maintaining ...

Following a new wildfire in northern Los Angeles, California, thousands of residents have been placed under evacuation warnings and orders.

Though the city maintains that the LAFD actually received $80 million more than 2023-24 — thanks to money allocated outside the department budget — a narrative began to take shape: Budget cuts ...

Social media users are claiming that the LAFD chief was fired. One user wrote, “Karen Bass fired LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley just hours after Crowley said city leadership “failed” the fire ...

“(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire department for 10 hours a day to recharge instead of fighting fires after refueling in 7 minutes,” reads the post.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said that the fire department has deployed all available resources and positioned fire patrols and engines in high-risk areas across Los Angeles.

according to the listing held by Adam Rosenfeld and Jon Grauman of The Agency, which also notes there is a Los Angeles Fire Department helipad nearby.

Some laud Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley for backing her troops while others say she didn't handle the wildfire response correctly. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, left, and Los Angeles ...