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

LAFD extinguished a house fire in Woodland Hills with no reported injuries. The fire began at 1:24 PM and was contained in 24 ...

Newly-released text messages and depositions from California State Parks staffers offer details of state actions and ...

LAFD air crews rescued a 71-year-old lost hiker in Pacific Palisades, ensuring her safety and transport to her vehicle.

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

As the flames spread, the firefighting response was disorganized and chaotic, with the LAFD’s own after-action report ...

The LAFD's Swift Water Rescue team has responded to at least five calls of people in the L.A. River or washes that connect to ...

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A high-profile after-action report from the Los Angeles Fire Department on last January’s Palisades Fire went through several drafts that minimized the department’s failings both before and after the ...

Firefighters hoisted a woman to safety Friday after she was stuck in a section of the rain-swollen Tujunga Wash in Arleta.

L.A. shoppers could see an additional 0.5% sales tax that would help fund the Los Angeles Fire Department. A petition to get ...