“You would have had a better chance to get a better result if you deployed those engines,” former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford told the Los Angeles Times. “You give yourself the best ...

After residents raised concerns about LAFD's response times during last month's devastating fires, many are now questioning ...

A scathing five-page letter signed by several current and former LAFD battalion chiefs and administrators accuses Crowley of mismanagement and leadership failures that contributed to the ...

Former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford told The Times that he would have taken the same approach to last week’s wind threat as Butler did in 2011. Crawford worked for the department for 33 ...

The Critics Choice Awards celebrates the best in showbiz. But at Friday's red carpet in Santa Monica, it was the real-life ...

LAFD extinguished a minor kitchen fire in a Westlake apartment in 10 minutes with no injuries or evacuation required. The ...

A number of battalion chiefs have signed a letter calling for Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristin Crowley to step down over the mismanaged response to wildfires devastating Los ...

The plan you're using now for the fire should have been used before,' said former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford. 'It's a known staffing tactic, a deployment model.' Sources with the LA Fire ...

“The plan you’re using now for the fire you should have used before the fire,” said former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford. “It’s a known staffing tactic — a deployment model.

A Los Angeles City firefighter was hospitalized after his SUV was swept into the Pacific Ocean during a mudslide in Malibu.