How the conflict between two key leaders played out, each side's accusations and what the LAFD budget numbers reveal.

During Escobar's tenure, L.A. firefighters have weathered some tough times: COVID. The Palisades inferno. Fewer fire stations than there were in 1960.

A report reveals that nearly one-third of Los Angeles fires in the past six years involved homeless individuals, straining ...

The LAFD has not answered questions about exactly which engines were unusable and what was wrong with them. And city ...

LAFD and Mayor Karen Bass have not been cooperative ... Furthering the city's distrust in the mayor, on February 21, Bass removed Kristin Crowley from her position as fire chief under the ...

As the relentless wildfires continue to wreak havoc across Los Angeles, Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has stepped into the limelight for her unexpected and candid remarks during a recent television ...

The body of missing Los Angeles firefighter Connor J. Lees was recovered off the coast of Long Beach, California, months ...

Most recently, Escobar blasted Mayor Karen Bass for firing L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin ... the LAFD is "woefully, dangerously understaffed." Appearing at City Hall alongside Crowley in ...

Most recently, Escobar blasted Mayor Karen Bass for firing L.A. Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley in ... Claiming in USA Today that the LAFD is "woefully, dangerously understaffed." Appearing at ...

Two former LAFD chief officers say those records should ... On Feb. 21, Bass removed Kristin Crowley as fire chief, citing Crowley's deployment decisions before the fire as a reason.

According to a statement the billionaire developer released Tuesday, the city needs unity and not what he characterized as costly political distractions ...