Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two years ago.

The devastating fires in Los Angeles are revealing just how deeply ill-prepared the city was for a disaster of such magnitude. While nobody can ever be fully […] ...

Alec Miller from the Torrance Fire Department looks at ... Fire at the Mandeville Canyon, in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 11, 2025. LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said she and LA Mayor Karen ...

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles ... LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley added. The sheriff’s department currently ...

The department also did not call in off-duty firefighters until after the Palisades Fire erupted. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley defended her decisions. “I can tell you and stand before ...

Criticisms of diversity programs from the right often ignore the facts of disasters on the ground, writes Josh Marcus ...

"I think that's why veterans make very good firefighters...we're public servants. We go into the military because we love our ...

Nonprofit groups are working to distribute essential supplies to those impacted by the fires across the Los Angeles area.

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

Student organizations are volunteering to support the UCLA community after fires devastated Los Angeles County. Fires across ...

Crowdfunding has become a go-to method for victims of natural disasters to accelerate their recovery, but law enforcement ...

Los Angeles County Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Lindsey Horvath Tuesday presented scrolls of commendation to several community organizations, honoring their work supporting victims of the recent ...