California Wildfire Updates: Palisades, Eaton Fires Reach Full Containment
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...
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LA Fire Chief given teen volunteers to clear brush, despite years of warning unaccountable leaders
The devastating fires in Los Angeles are revealing just how deeply ill-prepared the city was for a disaster of such magnitude. While nobody can ever be fully […] ...
LA relied on teen volunteers for years despite fire chief's warning, but leaders can't be sued: lawyer
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two years ago.
What Really Happened With the L.A. Fire Department Budgets?
LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is at the center of a media storm, sparking budget questions and calls for resignation.
Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out
Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.
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Los Angeles Fire Chief's Actions Draw Praise, Criticism
Some laud Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley for backing her troops while others say she didn't handle the wildfire response correctly. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, left, and Los Angeles ...
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI ...
A key ‘weakness’ in L.A.’s wildfire strategy went unaddressed for years, Post probe shows
In a memo that has not been previously reported, chief told city fire commissioners that L.A. relied almost entirely on ...
Firefighter union rallies behind LAFD chief, denounces unsigned attack on her performance
The union defended Crowley after a letter claiming to be from retired and active LAFD chief officers assailed the chief over her agency's wildfire response.
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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? By Shawn Hubler and Alexandra Berzon ...