The fire chief spoke at a press briefing with Mayor Karen Bass after her supposed ouster. The department said claims of her firing are false.

When Mayor Karen Bass unveiled her budget plan for 2024-25, she called for a 2.7% reduction in spending at the Los Angeles Fire Department. Her proposal, unveiled in April, sought $23 million in cuts to the department, with much of it focused on reduced ...

Since Mayor Bass returned to LA, she has thanked the LAFD for their service and announced that the fires have been "fully contained."

The Los Angeles Fire Department estimates that about 10,000 structures have been burned down or damaged in the city's fires. That includes houses, sheds, garages and cars. Celebrities who lost their homes in the fire included model and actor Paris Hilton, actor Billy Crystal, and actor Miles Teller. The death toll rose to 24 on Monday.

Los Angeles was forced to slash funding for the fire department after mayor Karen Bass awarded gilded contracts to city workers, a review of public records by the Manhattan Institute shows.

Fire Chief Hallock discusses the unprecedented fires in Los Angeles and Santa Monica's close call, highlighting the community's resilience

Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.

While Bass claims that no budget cuts impacted the firefighting efforts, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley directly contradicted this, stating that the cuts had a negative impact on the firefight.

Since 1911, California voters have had the power to recall elected officials. It was meant for a time like this, when “indolent” and incompetent leaders are failing. The recall allowed citizens to quickly remove an officeholder and vote in a replacement at the same time.

Defenders of Bass point to the fact that the city was in contract negotiations with the fire department when the budget was being created, causing the city to move funds intended for fire department pay into the general fund. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ...

LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is at the center of a media storm, sparking budget questions and calls for resignation

Wednesday, 3:49 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire increased to 8,096 acres, spreading northeast and triggering 12 evacuation warnings and 10 evacuation orders for adjacent areas. Wednesday, 1:17 p.m. PST The Hughes Fire spread to 5,054 acres in a largely mountainous area.