From the fires in Los Angeles County to the fires in Mission Valley and Rancho Bernardo, San Diego firefighters have been on the frontlines of a weekslong fire storm, despite the San Diego Fire-Rescue ...

LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is at the center of a media storm, sparking budget questions and calls for resignation.

Federal workers say President-elect Trump is causing panic with threats to cut government costs through layoffs and return-to ...

"But my focus right now is on the lives and on the homes." Budget documents obtained by USA TODAY show that the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was reduced from $837 million in fiscal year 2024 ...

very devastating for our ability to provide public safety," she said. "That [the budget reduction exercise] would have resulted in 15 fire stations being closed and the potential elimination of ...

A $17.6 million budget cut, passed last year, also hindered the fire department’s ability to respond, Crowley said. “Any budget cut is going to impact our ability to provide service ...

were separately put under fire in the Senate during the 2025 budget defence sessions. While the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku ...

With Crowley’s remarks, tensions between her and Bass over Fire Department funding have exploded into the open. Earlier in the week, Bass said budget cuts at the department did not affect the ...

Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show. Mayor Karen Bass signed ...