California wildfires live updates: Death toll rises to 16 as Palisades Fire expands east to Brentwood and Encino
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...
LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Kristin Crowley, who was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022, has become a vocal critic of Mayor Karen Bass' handling ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling at ...
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No 'water system in the world' could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage
By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine, Casey Tolan, Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Rob Kuznia, Scott Glover, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, ...
A political firestorm rages as wildfires continue to burn across L.A.
Right now, people are frustrated and they’re angry — and that’s understandable, they’re looking for someone to blame.” — ...
Largest LA wildfire shifts direction forcing new evacuations
The largest of the Los Angeles wildfires has changed course, triggering new evacuation orders in wealthy neighbourhoods.
LAFD chief slams city leadership for mishandling fire budget amid deadly wildfires: ‘Screaming to be properly funded’
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kirstin Crowley slammed the city’s leadership over its handling of the fire department’s budget as ...
LA fire chief says city failed residents in wildfire prep, budget cuts: 'Screaming to be properly funded'
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed it's residents after failing to ...
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LAFD chief says budget cuts hindered response to California fires
Mayor Karen Bass said cuts to LAFD's budget did not impact the city's response to the deadly wildfires. The city's fire chief ...
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Louisville Fire to receive $6.1 million from city's budget surplus to make critical repairs
According to Mayor Craig Greenberg's Office, councilmembers passed his mid-year budget adjustment ordinance to allocate $16.5 million in surplus funding. The Louisville Fire Department will get a ...
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Fire chief suffers cardiac arrest, dies 24 hours after responding to emergency
LEXINGTON, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - The Henderson County Fire Department in Tennessee is mourning the loss of Fire Chief Joseph Lynn Murphy. He was 62. The department said Murphy died Dec. 20, days ...
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Fire chief suffers cardiac arrest, dies 24 hours after responding to emergency
The Henderson County Fire Department in Tennessee is mourning the loss of Fire Chief Joseph Lynn Murphy. He was 62. The department said Murphy died Dec. 20, days after suffering a cardiac arrest ...