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LAFD records show no sign of ‘cold trailing’ again at Lachman fire, as interim chief had claimed
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
A fire that erupted Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles — requiring more than 180 firefighters to battle the blaze —
More than 100 firefighters were responding after the electrical fire started on the vessel, Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles said. All crew members were evacuated and no injuries were reported.
Moore’s statements represented a dramatic shift from his comments last week, when he said the media reports had generated an 'understandable mistrust' of the Fire Department.
At least one Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) official knew firefighters were ordered to leave the Lachman Fire site, which burned just days before the Pacific Palisades blaze, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Despite the stormy weather and rain, a stubborn contents fire early Friday morning at a commercial building in the Ramona Gardens neighborhood of Boyle Heights defied efforts to douse
The 1,102-foot-long (336-meter-long) vessel is operated by One Ocean Express, a shipping company headquartered in Singapore. Before Los Angeles, the ship had most recently been in Japan, stopping in Kobe, Nagoya and Tokyo.
An early morning crash into a railroad crossing signal left two people hospitalized — one in critical condition — after firefighters pulled a trapped driver from the mangled vehicle in downtown
The Los Angeles City Council confirmed Jaime Moore as the new Los Angeles County Fire Department chief.
This is the most important thing for the LAFD really ever,” said Doug Coates, acting president of the city firefighter union.