According to city records and officials, the LAFD discovered the damage to the hydrants during inspections in the months prior to the Jan. 7 Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes.

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal of her dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass went before the LA ...

The Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly against reinstating fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley. Los ...

After a contentious hearing Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council rejected the dismissed fire chief’s appeal to be reinstated ...

LAFD suppresses multiple fires in downtown LA; over 100 firefighters involved, no injuries reported, arson team investigating ...

A fire started on Roebling Avenue around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. The fire, which the Los Angeles Fire Department extinguished at ...

In ousting Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley Friday, Mayor Karen Bass cited failures of pre-deploying firefighters before the Jan. 7 firestorm began. “We know that 1,000 ...

A report of damaged hydrants dating back to January 2024 by Los Angeles firefighters was not shared until February 2025.

Three years ago, Chief Kristin Crowley made history when she was appointed the first female leader of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). For the people who stood beside her “on the line ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city's Department ... tight or otherwise damaged stem. More than 100 were leaking, while a handful were blocked by vegetation.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Fire Department did not inform the city's Department of Water and Power until mid-February that more than 1,000 fire hydrants needed repairs, despite being aware of ...