A lawsuit filed Dec. 23 provides 75 examples of building plans seemingly in violation of fire safety regulations designed to ...

A proposed half-cent sales tax increase to fund the Los Angeles Fire Department has been cleared for signature gathering.

Bass and the city also worked to “cover up the mayor’s incompetence” by firing the fire chief who spoke out, the legal papers filed by celebrity Los Angeles lawyer Mark Geragos ...

LAFD leaders engaged in campaign of secrecy and deflection designed to avoid taking full responsibility for what went wrong ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department has released its long-awaited analysis report regarding the deadly Palisades Fire, which highlights the unprecedented challenges, successes and possible failures in the ...

A veteran fire official has been tapped as the new chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, LA Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Jaime E. Moore, whose recent assignment was leading the LAFD Valley ...

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The Florida man suspected of starting the deadly Palisades Fire was stalked by a pervy neighbor who smoked crack; watched loud, violent porn; and tried to take advantage of him sexually, according to ...

The Los Angeles Board of Fire Commissioners Tuesday advanced a preliminary budget request of $199.3 million to hire staff, support training and fund other resources needed to address emergencies, ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief, months after she ousted the previous chief over handling of the most destructive wildfire in the city’s ...

A fire broke out aboard a Los Angeles container ship on Friday, briefly prompting a shelter-in-place order for surrounding communities over concerns about hazardous materials within the ship’s ...