In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...

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

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed its residents after failing to properly fund the fire department.

Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move ...

Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...

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 ...

City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo told the Los Angeles Times that overall fire department overtime increased in this year’s budget by nearly $18m. He said budget reductions did not limit the ...

The Mercury News reported earlier this week, “The devastating fires that continue to burn in Los Angeles and rank among ...

When asked if the City of Los Angeles had failed the ... also hindered the fire department’s ability to respond, Crowley said. “Any budget cut is going to impact our ability to provide service ...