LAFD response times have reached a 10-year low, with waits over six and a half minutes for emergencies. Despite budget growth ...

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and its budget have become a major topic of concern among Angelenos ...

A Westlake apartment building was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a possible gas-related explosion left a man ...

The president of the L.A. Fire Departments labor union, Freddy Escobar, long a critic of what he called an insufficient fire ...

The Los Angeles City Council passed a $14 billion budget that reduced citywide layoffs by cutting police hiring and fire ...

Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...

Months after the January 2025 LA wildfires, top LA City Fire officials have been suspended after a financial investigation.

Unhoused Angelenos were involved in nearly one-third of L.A. area fires in recent years, according to a memo from the Los ...

Two hikers were rescued uninjured by the LAFD at Stoney Point Park after becoming stranded at night. The operation utilized ground and air units, including a hoist helicopter, for the successful ...

The union is allowed to place its board members on full-time leave from their LAFD jobs while they still collect their regular salaries. The board members are allowed to pick up extra shifts ...

On Wednesday, May 21, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced they battled a structure fire in Pacific Palisades.