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.

Firefighter Scott Pike said he felt ‘blown off’ after signaling his observations to other firefighters and a captain on Jan.

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the city of L.A. The complaint, filed this past Friday, accuses city officials of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, heavily criticizing Mayor Karen Bass and her handling of the ...

The former chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department has filed a lawsuit against the city over her ouster as head of the agency after the deadly Palisades Fire. The employment retaliation lawsuit ...

Kristin Crowley, who was fired by Mayor Bass in the weeks after a deadly wildfire ripped through Pacific Palisades, is suing the city Credit: Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles ...