The first responders on the ABC drama, much like its devoted audience, have been reeling ever since losing Peter Krause’s ...

A high-speed LAPD chase erupted into a fiery crash in LA's Leimert Park, leaving five injured - including a woman fighting for her life and a 12-year-old boy.

A growing body of evidence reveals that PFAS in firefighter turnout gear is a serious occupational health threat, prompting ...

Thousands of firefighters around the country are suing manufacturers of firefighting foam and gear saying their exposure to ...

But LAFD officials say the position is much more than that. Emergency incident technicians are firefighters who play a key role in coordinating the response to fires, and losing them would put ...

Sponsors and advocates believe the legislation can address concerns regarding PPE by eliminating the sale of turnout gear containing PFAS and improve long-term health risks that firefighters face.

Freddy Escobar, the president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, has been front and center since January's fires in L.A. While saying the LAFD is severely understaffed, he's been ...

The proposal was released after her State of the City address. Exempted from the cuts is the Los Angeles Fire Department, which would get more funding to hire more firefighters. Bass' proposed new ...

LAFD union leaders have padded their own paychecks with overtime, even as they complained that the LAFD did not have enough money to keep the city safe. Union President Freddy Escobar more than ...

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 ...