Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city’s struggle to combat the wildfires.

LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley agreed when pressed that the city failed her department with inadequate funding prior to deadly wildfires ravaging the city.

Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday said the city's administration let the LAFD down, as major wildfires continue to ravage the city. The $17 million cut in the budget for the fire department is having a negative impact on her agency's ability to fight fires,

Karen Bass' office denied a report of the Los Angeles Mayor firing Kristin Crowley over the Fire Chief's comments n

A review of California Gov. Newsom's budget cuts shows fire prevention funding was reduced substantially just months before the California fires.

For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention strategies. This week’s destruction, they say, could have been minimized.

Multiple wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are raging across Southern California Friday, leaving at least 11 dead and burning more than 10,000 homes across 27,000 acres, officials say.

Survivors of multiple massive wildfires that simultaneously erupted in Los Angeles County described apocalyptic scenes.