We can, and will, get through these devastating fires. But as part of the recovery, Los Angeles is going to have to make some consequential decisions.

Here are some numbers to consider. In 1960, with a population of 2.5 million, we had 112 LAFD fire stations. Today, with a population of nearly 4 million, we have 106 stations. That is according ...

LAFD Fire Stations Need Your Support. “We’re so used to making it work,” shared LAFD Captain Benjamin Fazeli, describing how firefighters manage with limited resources in underserved ...

LAFD also wants an additional $5 million for EV charging stations and nearly $2 million for a "diversity and inclusion plan." Perhaps the most dire warning came last month from Freddy Escobar ...

Most of the more than 40 available engines could have been pre-deployed to fire zones before the Palisades blaze started, while others were kept at stations to help with the increase in 911 calls.

Ampace Technology has stepped forward with a crucial donation of 50 portable power stations to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), providing vital power support for firefighters working on the ...

That plan released by LAFD shows Brentwood's Fire 19 did have two firefighters dedicated to brush fires that day, but that station can be a roughly nine mile drive away from where the Palisades ...

Thirteen years ago, Los Angeles Fire Department officials were bracing for the kind of dangerous winds that could drive flames across hillsides and canyons and tear through neighborhoods from ...