People already battling homelessness have had their lives uprooted during the wildfires, facing displacement and potential health issues from the smoke.

A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...

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.

New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire. The fire department did not hold ...

As a proud 35-year veteran and current captain with the Los Angeles Fire Department, I’ve never experienced the devastation that we're seeing in LA today, where thousands of structures and more ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department asked its firefighters to call their communications department. LAFD firefighter Margaret Stewart asked all members to call (213) 576-8962 and report their ...

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared ...

Coverage of the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the unprecedented losses, issues firefighters faced and the winds.

For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Los Angeles budgeted $837 million for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), which was roughly 65% the size of the homeless budget of $1.3 billion. An analysis by L ...