As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared?

Were enough firefighters at the ready before last week's fires broke out? Were they in the right places? Were they able to respond quick enough? Those are just a few questions that have been raised ever since the deadly and devastating fires erupted in Los Angeles County.

According to Azusa police, a man who has admitted to setting a fire at a park has been arrested as the investigation continues.

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los Angeles was negotiating the union contract with the firefighters' union, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.

Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said all 29 county fire departments are at "a drawdown, with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare."

Yes, the Los Angeles County Fire Department donated surplus equipment to Ukraine in March 2022. On March 17, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) announced it was donating “surplus” equipment to help first responders in Ukraine.

On March 17, 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) announced it was donating “surplus” equipment to help first responders in Ukraine. The surplus equipment included “hoses ...

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Please be assured that the LA County region is prepared," Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said. Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said the department has ...

“This is a woefully understaffed fire department,” Escobar said ... logistical nightmare that has played out across the county. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass slashed the department ...

Newsweek has reached out to the Los Angeles County Fire Department via email for comment Tuesday night. While speaking to CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday evening, Marrone was asked what his ...

A task force comprised of firefighters from each department in Kitsap County ... Of the three major fires burning in Los Angeles County, the Palisades Fire is the largest, spanning over 20,000 ...