The LA City Fire Department was assessing the impact of a $17.8-million budget reduction in the weeks before the Palisades Fire destroyed hundreds of structures and burned more than 15,000 acres.

The Palisades Fire began during heavy winds Jan. 7, destroying or damaging nearly 8,000 homes, businesses and other structures and killing at least 12 people in the affluent LA neighborhood.

The LA City Fire Department was assessing the impact of a $17.8-million budget reduction in the weeks before the Palisades Fire destroyed hundreds of structures and burned more than 15,000 acres.

Palisades community reacts to LA mayor's firing of fire chief post devastation Mixed reactions emerge from local Pacific Palisades residents as city leaders clash over fire response.

LA mayor ousts fire chief amid wildfire response criticism ... The blazes broke out on Jan. 7, when the Palisades Fire erupted, burning nearly 24,000 acres and destroying over 9,000 structures.

LA County Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone said in an update Wednesday morning that over 5,000 acres have burned with no containment. ... LA County Fire Chief provides Palisades Fire update.

The LA Fire Chief warned in the weeks before the devastating Palisades fire that the decision to cut the department's budget by nearly $18 million would diminish its ability to prepare for and ...

Palisades Fire map: Almost 3,000 acres ablaze, ... As of Tuesday, 10,000 structures and over 13,000 households are threatened, according to LA Fire Department Chief Kristin M. Crowley.

The LA City Fire Department was assessing the impact of a $17.8-million budget reduction in the weeks before the Palisades Fire destroyed hundreds of structures and burned more than 15,000 acres.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, escalating a public dispute over the city’s handling of the deadly Palisades fire last month. Crowley’s dismissal as chief ...