Time lags and errors in the issuing of shelter-in-place alerts during a massive hazardous materials fire at the Port of L.A.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has placed an order with Sikorsky for two additional S-70i Firehawk firefighting helicopters. In a year that brutally demonstrated the threat that wildfires pose ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A long-awaited Los Angeles County investigation has examined what went wrong in the response to the L.A. firestorm ...

A large fire broke out late Oct. 2 at Chevron’s giant El Segundo refinery in L.A. County after an explosion, lighting the night sky and drawing responses from facility, local and county fire crews.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department's international search and rescue team was set to leave for Jamaica Thursday night to support recovery efforts in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa tore through the ...