Los Angeles Fire Department Requests 15% Budget Increase

LAFD is requesting more than $1 billion for the coming year, citing needed enhancements following the wildfires there last ...
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Jaime Moore sworn in as new Los Angeles fire chief after City Council confirmation

Jaime Moore was sworn in as the new chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department Friday after a unanimous vote by the Los Angeles City Council.

Toxic L.A. port fire burned for hours before emergency alerts were sent

Time lags and errors in the issuing of shelter-in-place alerts during a massive hazardous materials fire at the Port of L.A.

New LAFD chief slams media ‘smear’ of firefighters who battled Palisades fire

Moore’s statements represented a dramatic shift from his comments last week, when he said the media reports had generated an ...

Shelter-in-place lifted after cargo ship fire at Port of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Authorities lifted an overnight shelter-in-place Saturday after a fire aboard a container ship at the Port of ...

Los Angeles Firefighters Union Proposes Tax to Fund Operations

The tax proposed by the United Firefighters of Los Angeles could fund fire apparatus, 30 fire stations and added staffing.

Large Fire on Cargo Ship Docked at Port of Los Angeles Causes ‘Major Emergency’ and Shelter-in-Place Orders

An electrical fire broke out below deck on a cargo ship docked in the Port of Los Angeles on the evening of Nov. 21. The Los ...

Jaime Moore confirmed as next Los Angeles Fire Department chief

The Los Angeles City Council confirmed Jaime Moore as the new Los Angeles County Fire Department chief.
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Port of Los Angeles vessel fire contained, crews prepare for cargo offload

Preparations are continuing Thursday to return a container ship back to the pier of the Port of Los Angeles after it was ...
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Unified Command Response to Cargo Container Ship Fire at Port of Los Angeles

The Unified Command continues to respond and continue operations Saturday after a ship fire occurred aboard the container ...

Electrical fire that erupted on cargo ship at Port of Los Angeles now ‘substantially contained’ after no injuries reported

A fire broke out Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles, prompting the evacuations of all 23 crew members and a large-scale firefighting response involving more than 100 ...