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

LOS ANGELES − Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is appealing her controversial firing at the hands of Mayor Karen ...

Los Angeles Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez told USA TODAY that Kristin Crowley should appeal her firing. Mayor Karen Bass said ...

Explaining the firing, Bass cited a report from the Los Angeles Times saying that fire officials decided not to assign roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines ...

The procedural step, which is afforded by the City Charter, is unlikely to succeed. But it could cause more public agita for ...

Kristin Crowley, the chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, has been sacked by the city’s mayor over her handling of the ...

Three Orange County firefighters were injured when they were suddenly attacked by a man who jumped inside their fire engine, authorities say.

Union President Freddy Escobar, a 35-year LAFD veteran, said firefighters stand united in recognizing the decision to remove ...

Former Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley is appealing ... who faced tough questions over the number of available fire engines on the day of the wildfire. Crowley, who was appointed as LAFD ...

Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva as interim fire chief. Villanueva served with the LAFD for 41 years ...