The L.A. County Fire Department will soon have a new pipeline for formerly imprisoned firefighters to join its ranks. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously passed a motion ...

Veteran LA County firefighter dies, department announces Capt. Michael Mercado’s last assignment was to Fire Station 90 in south El Monte. By Karla Rendon • Published December 8, 2024 ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department has shared a report outlining the impact that an increasing homeless population has had on its resources in recent years. “Fire Department field resources respond ...

Los Angeles County has been devastated by two deadly ... 6:26 p.m.: The Los Angeles Fire Department calls on all of its firefighters to report for duty. 7:30 p.m.: Firefighting aircraft is ...

The county firefighters requested a “full city response” over the radio since the fire was in L.A. Fire Department (aka city) territory. They also started to fight the fire themselves.

L.A’s Fire Department responds to more than 500,000 calls for service per year. More than 80% are calls from people who need medical help. The department takes more than 600 people to hospitals ...

At a commission meeting just last month, Escobar told LA city officials that short staffing in the Los Angeles Fire Department was “dire” adding that “someone will die,” according to a CNN ...

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has issued a notice to terminate fire and emergency dispatch services in Pomona, which it has provided in the city since the 1990s. According to a statement ...

At a morning news conference, Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said all 29 county fire departments are at "a drawdown, with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare." ...

LA County fire helicopters get called out to a fire as Los Angeles Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone hosts the annual super scoopers contract Monday, Van Nuys CA, Sept 9, 2024.