L.A.'s first female fire leader fought to contain an unprecedented emergency that threatened the city for weeks.

Find Firehouse.com’s full coverage of the 2025 California Fire Storm, which began Jan. 7 near Los Angeles ... at Fire Station 2 and Fire Station 16. 6. He said his love for the department ...

More than a month before the Palisades Fire, former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin ... rescue ambulances and fire trucks from the department’s 106 stations have scrambled from one call to ...

(CNN) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen ... Over 100 fire apparatuses were out of service and 62 more fire stations were needed, Crowley said. The department had a 55% increase in calls since 2010 ...

A fire hydrant in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles is coated in fire retardant during the January 2025 wildfires. Officials said the Los Angeles Fire Department did not report nearly 1,000 damaged ...

LOS ANGELES ... the fire department needs many times in the past. Crowley said since 2010, the amount of calls firefighters have responded to has doubled, but there are fewer fire stations ...

In ousting Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley Friday ... LAFD positioned at least 40 extra fire engines at stations in areas where the fire hazards were greatest, including the ...

while Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley told local TV station KTTV that previous municipal budget cuts "did impact our ability to provide [firefighting] service." "It was a mistake ...