Communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely; embers from the small Jan. 1 fire later reignited into the giant Palisades fire.
The attorneys for the man accused of setting one of California’s most destructive wildfires are arguing he should be released due to a newly released deposition from a firefighter who was at the scene ...
A three-story hillside home in Hollywood Hills West erupted in a major structure fire on Saturday morning, March 7, 2026, drawing a large Los Angeles Fire Department response and rattling nearby ...
Defense attorneys for the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire said Thursday that new evidence — including conflicting firefighter testimony about whether hot spots were fully ...
The attorney representing the man accused of starting the Lachman fire before it turned into the deadly Palisades fire is demanding the immediate release of his client ...
The Cohen Clinic at VVSD, Los Angeles will now offer mental health services to Los Angeles Fire Department personnel and ...
The testimony raises questions about why LAFD officials did not address concerns expressed to them about weather conditions and potentially dangerous hot spots that could flare up into another fire.
A Los Angeles firefighter said in sworn testimony that he sounded an alarm about the inadequate mop-up of the Lachman fire — and was blown off by a captain — days before the embers reignited into the ...
Firefighter Scott Pike said he felt ‘blown off’ after signaling his observations to other firefighters and a captain on Jan. 2, 2025.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters battle the Palisades fire on El Medio Avenue on Jan. 7, 2025. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) A Los Angeles ...
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles firefighter said in sworn testimony that he sounded the alarm about the inadequate mop-up of the Lachman fire — and was blown off by a captain — days before the embers ...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved a $473,600 annual salary for Fire Chief Jaime Moore, about $18,000 more than his predecessor, Kristin Crowley, earned. In a 12-0 vote ...