Extended interview: L.A. fire chief on how budget cuts limited fire response "to a certain factor"
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley praises resilient firefighters as they battle fires across Los Angeles, talks about whether $17 million in budget cuts hampered the agency's wildfire response, and more in this extended interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell.
Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year.
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The Los Angeles Fires Didn’t Have to Be This BadI keep rewatching a video of a McDonald’s in flames in Los Angeles. Blazing palm trees are buffeted by extreme winds. Sparks ...
President-elect Donald Trump said the failure to contain the Los Angeles wildfires was "all" Governor Newsom's fault.
Firefighters working to combat the blaze which has killed at least 10 people encountered empty hydrants and insufficient water pressure.
The Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget was cut by nearly $17.6 million this fiscal year. That’s a roughly 2% decrease from ...
Since Mayor Bass returned to LA, she has thanked the LAFD for their service and announced that the fires have been "fully ...
Multiple wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are raging across Southern California Friday, leaving at ...
Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move that has fallen under scrutiny as wildfires rage.
Hundreds of fire hydrants were stolen from the ground for scrap metal in advance of the blazes raging across Los Angeles, ...
Bass stayed mum while a reporter grilled her, asking, "Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were ...
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