This is a woefully understaffed fire department,” Escobar said. “We’re either going to have a fire department that’s going to reflect 2025, or we’re going to have a fire department that’s going

This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting individuals to the profession.

As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least 27 people dead, fire and law enforcement authorities have also had to contend with a number of arson fires.

The devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires has resonated far beyond Southern California, as local officials and residents across the United States have watched the flames, started among dry vegetation,

A CNN analysis of the 10 largest US cities and other comparable departments shows the Los Angeles Fire Department is less staffed than almost any other major city, leaving it struggling to meet both daily emergencies and larger disasters such as wildfires.

Conditions are expected to dramatically worsen, with “extreme fire behaviour and life-threatening conditions” over the coming days.

LA County Sheriff says about 31,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders while another 23,000 were under evacuation warnings.

Firefighters are hoping for a break from the fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-l

The devastating Palisades fire that claimed the lives of at least eight people out of the 24 fatalities reported in the series of fires that swept through the Los Angeles area, acc

Severe fire weather conditions -- high winds with low humidity -- will continue through Wednesday, keeping the fire threat in all of Los Angeles County critical, LA Fire Chief Anthony Marrone warned.

The Fire and Rescue Authority in Israel sent a team of five fire protection experts to Los Angeles ... and disaster relief workers from the National Forestry Commission and Ministry of Defense ...

In the wake of the loss seen in the Palisades and Eaton fires, local officials, community looking at what more they can do to reduce fire risks.