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

A lieutenant, a sergeant, and two officers in the LAPD's Recruiting Employment Division have been assigned to home during the ...

An investigation has found that hundreds of fire hydrants spanning throughout Los Angeles may be in need of repair, despite being flagged by firefighters for maintenance as far back as a year ago.

One person died after a shooting in Brussels that was likely linked to clashes between rival drug gangs, the local prosecutor ...

Rick Caruso, the developer and longtime civic leader, launched a new foundation on Monday to hasten the rebuilding from wildfires in Los Angeles and Altadena by convening ...

She covers human interest, health, crime and politics for PEOPLE. Courtesy of John Stuhlman III Los Angeles City Fire Inspector John Stuhlman III was running the command post monitoring the ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County neighborhoods destroyed by the Eaton and Palisades fires. The batteries are a ...

Adam Van Gerpen, Public Information Officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. "We were there at the beginning, and we had firefighters surrounding the whole thing, on the roof with hose lines.

I connected with one of those LA city fire captains who said support is what they need now. “Thirty-three years of experience, you think you’ve just seen it all. And when you look at this ...

Advocates and experts say the fires should serve as a wake-up call for a broader rethink, contributor Patrick Sisson reports. Today on CityLab: What LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing Shortage ...

At 1:55 a.m. on Thursday, the Los Angeles City Fire Department announced that it had stopped all forward progress of the fire at about 40 acres and lifted the evacuation warning. Evacuation orders ...

The SmartLA 2028 plan also only applies to the City of Los Angeles and does not outline a scheme for the rest of the county, which includes other fire-affected cities such as Pasadena. Susan ...