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Los Angeles Fire Department comes under attack

Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed

The Los Angeles Fire Department pushed back against speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to battle the wildfires across the region.

ABC · 1d

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 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.

CBS News on MSN · 17h

L.A. Fire Department, mayor's office rebut claim chief was dismissed

LA’s fire chief is at center of a public spat with City Hall

The Associated Press on MSN · 21h

LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage

The devastating wildfire in Pacific Palisades has put leaders on the defensive and led to a public spat over resources.

Hosted on MSN · 12h

Kristin Crowley: LA fire chief publicly criticizing the city’s budget cuts

East Bay Times · 1d

Hydrants’ failure casts Los Angeles fire chief into public spat with City Hall

Three years later, the mood between Crowley and City Hall has changed. The wildfire in Pacific Palisades that has burned more than 5,000 structures to become the most destructive in city history has put leaders on the defensive and led Crowley to engage in a public spat with Mayor Karen Bass over resources even as the battle against flames continues across the Los Angeles area.

Los Angeles, wildfires

NBC News on MSN · 12m

Are arsonists responsible for the Los Angeles wildfires?

A law enforcement task force has been set up to uncover what caused the fires. The local agencies involved — the Los Angeles fire and police departments and the county Sheriff’s Department, as well as Cal Fire — are considered to be among the most skilled in the country. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leading the probe.

Fox News · 14h

Los Angeles wildfires: Fresh evacuations ordered Friday evening after Palisades Fire flares up

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than 12,300 homes and buildings and leaving at least 16 dead. Fresh evacuations were ordered from Mandeville Canyon to the Interstate 405 freeway on Friday evening because of a flare-up of the massive Palisades Fire.

ジャパンタイムズ · 28m

Los Angeles faces little relief from fires as winds persist

In their battle against raging infernos, firefighters are being challenged by relentless wind that could continue for the rest of January.

4hon MSN

Los Angeles Fire Conditions to Worsen as Death Toll Expected to Rise

Crews have made headway in the fight against the city’s largest blaze, but resurgent winds could pose a fresh danger.

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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on

As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 ...

16 dead, 16 missing as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week

Firefighters scrambled to make further progress against wildfires that have killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area as ...

Live updates: Los Angeles wildfire death toll rises as firefighters fight heavy winds

The Palisades Fire – the largest blaze – has killed at least five people. The Eaton Fire, above Altadena in northern Los ...

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Are cars ‘structures’? Here’s a look at how damage is tallied in devastating Los Angeles wildfires

The damage from wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area is horrific however it’s tallied. Neighborhoods have been erased, ...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat1h

‘Eerily reminiscent’: North Bay crews, search and rescue teams, join Los Angeles fire lines

Crews say they feel an obligation to help the firefighting brethren from Southern California who responded to fires in the ...

Threat of fires in LA county is still 'very high', says fire chief, as at least 16 killed

Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump has called Democrat officials in California "incompetent" over their handling of the ...

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Los Angeles burglary suspect disguised as firefighter, as looting arrests reach about 29 people: sheriff

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said a burglary suspect disguised as a firefighter, as police arrested about 29 for looting and other criminal activity.

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