Training in advance was prescient for helicopter crews who battled the recent Los Angeles wildfires, which devastated the region during what typically is the offseason for California forest fires.

Mayor Karen Bass' wildfire response includes some embarrassing troubles of her own making, including canning the LA's fire chief.

A quiet neighborhood in Rosemead was disrupted early Thursday morning when deputies fatally shot a woman suspected of arson after she barricaded herself inside her home with a knife.

Residents had to pay cash to retrieve their vehicles often towed to locations miles away, Los Angeles County officials ...

Kristin Crowley sent a letter to the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday, informing them she is proceeding with an appeal of the mayor's removal of her as fire chief.

Kristin Crowley has appealed her termination as LAFD chief to the Los Angeles City Council after she was dismissed from the ...

California is turning to apprenticeship to combat its wildfire crisis. With thousands of firefighter apprentices trained ...

The department primarily uses 46-ton Cat D8R dozers that have undergone extensive modifications to prepare for their dangerous tasks. Details here ...

The Kern County Fire Department has received a $200,000 donation from Rio Tinto U.S. Borax to bolster firefighter health and ...

The Kern County Fire Department received a $200,000 donation from Rio Tinto U.S. Borax to support firefighter health and ...

Two proposals would reimburse homeowners in wildfire zones for making their roofs and yards more resistant to blazes.

The department received a $200,000 donation from Rio Tinto U.S. Borax during a Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting on ...