About 11 minutes later, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Engine 23 radioed into dispatch: “We’re on Palisades Drive. We went past Piedra Morada. We’re still heading up to where the fire ...

Amid high winds, a fire was visible in the distance, the flames flickering over a chaparral-choked ridge. About 11 minutes later, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Engine 23 radioed into dispatch: “We ...

A firefighter battles the Palisades fire as homes burn along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Jan. 8 (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) ...

A recent report suggests the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) opted against pre-deploying resources ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire on January 7 due to budget constraints. Former fire chiefs ...

Here is what The Times has reported: Top Los Angeles fire commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines in ...

Top Los Angeles fire commanders decided not to assign for emergency deployment roughly 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying engines in advance of the fire that destroyed much ...

The Los Angeles Times reports that the LAFD, hampered by budget cuts, did not pre-deploy additional fire engines to the Pacific Palisades before the devastating Palisades Fire on January 7th. Former ...

LOS ANGELES — The first 911 call came at 10:29 a.m., from a resident of Piedra Morada Drive in Pacific Palisades. Amid high winds, a fire was visible in the distance, the flames flickering over a ...