A major emergency was declared at the Port of Los Angeles as more than 100 firefighters worked to combat a massive and stubborn blaze involving hazardous materials on a cargo ship, authorities said.

The conflict between the LAFD’s statements and its own records is likely to intensify frustration and anger among Palisades fire victims over contradictory and incomplete information about what was do

Jaime Moore is sworn in as the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief with unanimous support from City Council, aiming to enhance community ties and reform public safety.

Shots were fired near Woodrow Wilson High School in El Sereno, Los Angeles. The school was placed on lockdown as police responded. Two suspects reportedly fled the scene. Firefighters later confirmed no victims were found.

LOS ANGELES - A sheared fire hydrant in Los Angeles due to a hit-and-run collision led to the structural collapse of a gas station awning Friday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Fire crews extinguish a lithium-ion battery fire at a Los Angeles commercial building with no reported injuries.

A 65-year-old woman killed in a fire that broke out in a row of bungalows in South Los Angeles was identified Tuesday. The fire broke out just around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, with smoke showing from one unit in the 6000 block of South Brynhurst Street,