The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former fire chiefs said.

About 11 minutes later, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Engine 23 radioed into dispatch: “We’re on Palisades Drive. We went past Piedra Morada. We’re still heading up to where the fire ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city’s Department of Water and Power until mid-February that more than 1,000 fire hydrants needed repairs, despite being aware of the issues ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley lost an appeal to get her old job back ... She repeated statements that the department was limited because of fire engines that were sidelined ...

LAFD officer, Captain Robert Hawkins ... “She told me that she was refusing to maintain staffing and had planned to cut fire engines over a 17-million-dollar deficit, and she asked the ...

The LAFD deserves to be properly funded ... cuts and lack of investments in our fleet maintenance, over 100 of our fire engines, fire trucks and ambulances sat broken down in our maintenance ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley lost ... She repeated statements that the department was limited because of fire engines that were sidelined for maintenance.

who faced tough questions over the number of available fire engines on the day of the wildfire. Crowley, who was appointed as LAFD’s chief in 2022, noted after her dismissal that it was an honor ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city's Department of Water and Power until mid-February that more than 1,000 fire hydrants needed repairs, despite being aware of the issues months ...