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Battery Blazes Explode Across LA as LAFD Presses City Hall to Act

LAFD: battery fires are surging — 45 per week — and the department wants UL‑style rules and more hazmat staff.

LAFD lobbies city leaders for regulations as lithium-ion battery fires rise

As lithium-ion batteries power more of our everyday tools, the Los Angeles Fire Department warns the batteries are also ...

LA mayor wanted report to downplay failures to fight wildfire: report

LA mayor ordered fire department to downplay failures in fighting historic wildfires, report says - The new head of the Los ...
MyNewsLA.com on MSN

LAFD knocks down Vermont Square strip mall fire

Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters knocked down a fire at a vacant strip mall Thursday where flames were shooting ...

Karen Bass: Los Angeles Mayor Secretly Altered Official Palisades Fire Analysis Report to Avoid City and Fire Department's Failures

Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass secretly changed the city's official report on the Palisades Fire response in a bid to ...
CBS News

LAFD calls for a sales tax increase to fund department needs, they say to keep LA safe

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...
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Sinking Boat Scare At Berth 202 Sends LAFD Racing To Wilmington Harbor

Wilmington’s harbor had an unwelcome bit of excitement on Thursday when an alert went out about a boat taking on water at ...