LAFD and Mayor's office refutes speculation Chief Crowley was "dismissed" amid fires
The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted the speculation that Chief Kristin Crowley had been dismissed on Friday as crews ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
New evacuation orders as Palisades fire expands
California wildfires continue with dry conditions and powerful winds —which are due to last through Friday — fueling at least five fires.
California's fire death toll doubles as chaos grips LA
The breakout of fires in the middle of LA's winter has caused anxiety here in Australia, which has a comparatively small ...
Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic. What’s wrong with L.A.’s emergency system?
Emergency evacuation alerts have gone off the rails, pinging people seemingly at random. Experts say that such errors can sow ...
Fact Check: Los Angeles firefighters did not use handbags to douse fire
Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out ...
Before and after satellite images of Palisades Fire show devastation in L.A.
Satellite images show entire houses reduced to rubble in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, and smoke plumes from the ...
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the ...
California Fires Live Tracker: Maps Reveal Explosion Of Blazes
At least five people have lost their lives, California Governor Gavin Newsom said, as multiple wind-driven wildfires across ...
Lawrence: What's happening in Los Angeles is a hurricane without rain. It is a hurricane with fire.
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how the Santa Ana winds took a spark and turned it into an “explosion of flame” that ...
Palisades Fire Map: Evacuation orders, road closures and shelters in Los Angeles
A fast-moving wildfire has consumed 200 acres in Pacific Palisades since Tuesday morning, near Piedra Morada Drive. According ...
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Getty Villa Museum 'catches on fire' as Pacific Palisades blaze rips across LA
The Getty Villa Museum, just a few miles from the Getty Center, is now "catching on fire," according to sources monitoring ...