KCAL News investigation finds more than 1,300 fire hydrants need maintenance across LA
An investigation has found that hundreds of fire hydrants spanning throughout Los Angeles may be in need of repair, despite ...
Mayor calls for ‘full investigation’ into LAFD vehicles sitting idle during Eaton, Palisades fires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday responded to a KTLA report regarding dozens of unserviced L.A. Fire Department ...
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LAFD team tasked with preventing wildfires accused of corruption, laziness before blazes devastated city
LAFD’s Fire Prevention Bureau is in charge ... a lawsuit settled in 2022 alleged. A 2015 LA Times investigation found that thousands of high-rise apartments, schools, churches and other ...
Bass calls for ‘full investigation’ into LAFD vehicles sitting idle during wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday responded to a KTLA report regarding dozens of unserviced L.A. Fire Department ...
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LAFD Bravest demand fire chief resign in blistering letter: ‘Best for the citizens of LA’
LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is under fire for ... Earlier this week, Bass revealed an external investigation will be conducted into LA’s wildfire response, but “internally we absolutely are ...
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How Will Fire Investigators Trace the Source of the L.A. Wildfires?
Wildfires like the Los Angeles blazes destroy so much, but they often spare some evidence of the cause of their ignition ...
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LAFD Extinguishes Kitchen Fire in Westlake Apartment Building, No Injuries Reported
LAFD extinguished a minor kitchen fire in a Westlake apartment in 10 minutes with no injuries or evacuation required. The ...
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What — or who — started the Palisades fire? Two leading theories emerge as investigation intensifies
But with that, I will tell you that the investigation, the team that we have on board right now, will be able to determine whether or not that did indeed happen,” Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin ...
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Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
City Councilman John Lee says the north and west San Fernando Valley had extra engines in place: “I spoke to different people within LAFD and received information that we had pre-deployment in ...
LA fires: SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire
New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of ...