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Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation

As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared?

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Los Angeles Fire Chief Says Crews 'On Edge' Amid New Wind Warning

The extreme red flag warning goes into place overnight and ends Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service says.

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Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.

A timeline of devastating Los Angeles wildfires

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The claim: Los Angeles Fire Department is using women's handbags to put out California fires

The LAFD said the footage shows its team putting out a fire using canvas bags, which are part of the department's standard equipment, not handbags.

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A timeline of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires as they continue to burn

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in California since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows.

Image of three LA Fire Department leaders is missing context | Fact check

The image shows three members of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s leadership team. But they're only three members of the ...

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LA mayor's office silent on deputy who was in charge of fire dept., placed on leave for alleged bomb threat

L.A. Deputy Mayor Brian Williams was placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into an alleged bomb threat three weeks before fires broke out in LA County.

Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...

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LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat teams to start cleaning debris

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain ...

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Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers before the Palisades Fire

About 1,600 policies for Pacific Palisades homeowners were dropped by State Farm in July, the state insurance office says.

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Here’s what we know about L.A. fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked

Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...

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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless

We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...

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Some evacuations lifted as crews make progress on Los Angeles County wildfires

Hundreds of Pacific Palisades residents attended a community meeting Thursday, hoping for information about what to do amid ...

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