7, according to an LAFD incident log obtained by The Times. Travel times were especially critical because LAFD officials had decided not to pre-deploy any engines and firefighters to the Palisades ...

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 the issues ...

Retardant coats a fire hydrant in Mandeville Canyon near the Palisades fire burn zone. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) ...

(NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Former Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristen Crowley lost an appeal Tuesday to get her job back. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dismissed Crowley last month for what ...

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LORAIN, Ohio — The Lorain County Bomb Squad was called to a farm on Cooper Foster Park Road in Lorain on Tuesday after sticks of apparently decades-old dynamite were discovered inside a barn.

Former Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristin Crowley lost her reinstatement appeal 13-2 with the Los Angeles City Council on March 4. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass relieved Crowley of her ...

In the meantime, Bass has appointed retired LAFD Deputy Chief Ronnie Villanueva to serve as interim fire chief. Villanueva has served in various positions throughout the Department, with ...

"They're already conducting an analysis of windstorm and wildfires," Crowley said. "In contrast to LAFD, FSRI has resources to conduct a thorough investigation… that will be independent ...

“I especially want to thank UFLAC President Freddy Escobar, the many other UFLAC leaders, and the members who supported my efforts to shine the light on LAFD’s needs. Standing up, speaking ...

Despite having lost, the special meeting was an opportunity for Crowley to publicly defend herself against the Mayor's public accusations that she failed to properly lead the LAFD during the fires.

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