LAFD’s helicopter pilots were ready to go. Using five medium-sized twin-engine helicopters, pilots, including Prince, battled heavy winds, ...

The LAFD has not answered questions about exactly which engines were unusable and what was wrong with them. ... LAFD helicopters respond quickly. She said that didn’t happen this time.

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 ...

A brush fire broke out in Val Verde Thursday, burning approximately 100 acres of vegetation as firefighters worked to contain ...

Jonith Johnson Jr., a 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department and resident of Skyline Ranch in Santa Clarita since ...

Former and current LAFD members also blasted Crowley for letting over 125 senior commanders retire under her watch, creating a crippling power void across the city’s different firehouses.

LAFD’s helicopter pilots were ready to go. Using five medium-sized twin-engine helicopters, pilots, including Prince, battled heavy winds, ...

Pascoe said firefighting crews usually are pre-deployed in the Palisades on red flag days, and when a fire ignites, LAFD helicopters respond quickly. She said that didn’t happen this time.

LAFD’s helicopter pilots were ready to go. Using five medium-sized twin-engine helicopters, pilots, including Prince, battled heavy winds, ...

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