LAFD extinguished a North Hollywood apartment fire in 13 minutes; no residents harmed, one declined transport.

Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five the 40 available fire engines ...

The LAFD could have sent at least 10 additional engines to the Palisades before the fire — engines that could have been on patrol along the hillsides and canyons, several former top officials ...

Los Angeles Fire Department, Feb. 10, 2020, LAFD Purchasing First Electric Fire Engine in North America California Fire Prevention Organization, accessed Jan. 22, Fire Apparatus ...

She said there were 19 extra engines, five brush engines and two water trucks pre-deployed and pre-positioned before the fire started. But she did not directly answer questions about how many of ...

The LAFD fleet maintenance yard has 22 engines and 11 trucks offline and out of service, according to staff there. That is because we don’t have enough mechanics to fix them due to civilian ...

A driver was killed in a crash after failing to yield to a Los Angeles Fire Department engine in Pacoima Sunday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10:45 a.m. in the area of Terra ...

Ortiz was an LAFD fire captain who served in the department for 33 years before retiring in 2023. “ L.A. County has always had a history of being really good at brush fires,” Ortiz said.

Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five the 40 available fire engines ...