The president of the L.A. Fire Departments labor union, Freddy Escobar, long a critic of what he called an insufficient fire ...

A Westlake apartment building was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a possible gas-related explosion left a man ...

LAFD response times have reached a 10-year low, with waits over six and a half minutes for emergencies. Despite budget growth ...

Crews rescued three dogs from a burning home Wednesday in East Hollywood, and a woman was detained on suspicion of arson, ...

Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...

The Council District 11 pol blasted the city's homeless spending amid shrinking public safety numbers in Los Angeles as the $18.9 billion budget passed with deep cuts to services for Angelenos ...

The suspended union president said he has a thumb drive that proves the money was properly spent, but when he went to drop it ...

Two hikers were rescued uninjured by the LAFD at Stoney Point Park after becoming stranded at night. The operation utilized ground and air units, including a hoist helicopter, for the successful ...

Unhoused Angelenos were involved in nearly one-third of L.A. area fires in recent years, according to a memo from the Los ...

On Wednesday, May 21, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced they battled a structure fire in Pacific Palisades.

The union is allowed to place its board members on full-time leave from their LAFD jobs while they still collect their regular salaries. The board members are allowed to pick up extra shifts ...