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How the conflict between two key leaders played out, each side's accusations and what the LAFD budget numbers reveal.
A fire at bungalows in Boyle Heights was extinguished by the LAFD in 22 minutes with no reported injuries. Firefighters ...
On Sunday, April 13, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported battling a first-floor fire at an apartment building.
Ortiz was an LAFD fire captain who served in the department for 33 years before retiring in 2023. “ L.A. County has always had a history of being really good at brush fires,” Ortiz said.
More than two and a half months after flames leveled much of Pacific Palisades, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Mayor Karen Bass’ office have maintained an extraordinary secrecy about the ...