LAFD Deputy Chief Faces Backlash for Past Remarks on Fire Victims
A resurfaced clip appears to show LAFD's Kristine Larson blaming victims of fires for getting into a position where they ...
L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t
Fire officials made the critical decision to forgo calling in extra firefighters to the level that they had during some ...
A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response
The Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was cut by $17.6 million, about 2%, this fiscal year. The fire chief warned last ...
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LAFD chief says budget cuts hindered response to California fires
Mayor Karen Bass said cuts to LAFD's budget did not impact the city's response to the deadly wildfires. The city's fire chief ...
Tearful LA fire union prez warned of dangerous fire department understaffing last year: ‘Someone will die’
This is a woefully understaffed fire department,” Escobar said. “We’re either going to have a fire department that’s going to ...
Mayor Bass, LAFD chief put on united front after speculation of chief's firing
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LA Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley put on a united front during a news conference ...
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LAFD refutes rumours of fire chief Kristin Crowley's dismissal
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has refuted claims that Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was dismissed on Friday amid ...
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LA Fire Chief warned last month that budget cuts would affect response to large-scale emergencies
The LA Fire Chief warned in the weeks before the devastating Palisades fire that the decision to cut the department’s budget ...
LAFD and Mayor's office refutes speculation Chief Crowley was "dismissed" amid fires
The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted the speculation that Chief Kristin Crowley had been dismissed on Friday as crews ...
LAFD’s $300K-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for defending DEI by blaming the victim: ‘He got himself in the wrong place’
As Los Angeles battles its worst fire in history, fire department’s highly-paid diversity head is facing an inferno of ...