The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former fire chiefs said.

Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.

The Fire Department has launched an investigation into the use of Engine 263, which is assigned to Station 63 in Venice, as a prop in an adult video.

The Los Angeles Fire Department has one electric fire engine, but it does not have any electric fire trucks – a different type of vehicle, Stewart said.

A Los Angeles Fire Department engine crashed into five parked cars and knocked down two power poles, sparking a small fire, after its driver suffered a medical emergency while responding to a call ...

Rapid-charging technology will be installed at the station that houses the electric truck to ensure it is always ready to respond to calls, the LAFD said.

Way back in 2020, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) announced an order for an electric fire engine from Austria’s Rosenbauer Group, one of the world’s largest makers of fire trucks. It ...

The LAFD could have sent at least 10 additional engines to the Palisades before the fire — engines that could have been on patrol along the hillsides and canyons, several former top officials ...

The LAFD could have sent at least 10 additional engines to the Palisades before the fire — engines that could have been on patrol along the hillsides and canyons, several former top officials ...