California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
USA Today25d
Evacuation orders lifted after Hollywood Hills fire endangers iconic Los Angeles landmarks
LOS ANGELES — Fire activity has ... children and pets now." The city of Beverly Hills said on X that its fire department is closely monitoring the Sunset Fire, which sparked near homes and ...
New York Post18d
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
At least 75 fire ... department was seriously underfunded. Los Angeles Fire Captain Freddy Escobar has served 35 years as a firefighter and is the president of the United Firefighters of Los ...
ABC News23d
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
Thousands of firefighters are battling the sprawling wildfires across LA. Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling ...
ABC News25d
Wildfires devastate Los Angeles: 'Everything was on fire'
People use garden hoses to protect a roof from ... Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department said an additional fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the hills of Studio City, a neighborhood ...
New York Magazine6d
The Lost City
City workers and celebrities, teachers and tycoons talk about what they lost in the Los Angeles fires — and how they’ll ...
CBS News22d
Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed
"On Friday, January 10th, Fire Chief Kristin Crowley of the Los Angeles City Fire Department met with Mayor Karen Bass. Their foremost priorities continue to be fighting the current wildfires and ...
CNN22d
Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
president of the Los Angeles City Stentorians — which advocates for Black firemen — said he does not believe the budget impacted the department’s ability to fight the wildfires. The fire ...
Opinion
How Los Angeles Must Rebuild
California does have fairly good fire-prevention measures and requirements in its building codes. One of the most important things is to make sure that those are enforced in rebuilding. Make sure that ...
L.A. fire chief meets with mayor after saying the city failed her agency
Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city’s struggle to combat the wildfires.
ABC722d
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
LOS ANGELES -- Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling at least five wildfires, ABC News dug into the city ...
National Review24d
Los Angeles Fire Chief: City Failed Residents with Fire Department Budget Cuts
Speaking to Fox affiliate KKTV, Crowley praised the department’s firefighters for acting without adequate resources and said that she was unaware prior to the fire ... the City of Los Angeles ...