The New York Times6d
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared? By Shawn Hubler and Alexandra Berzon ...
Los Angeles Times5d
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
After Crowley called out City Hall over a lack of funding, union leaders say they back her “110%” With the chief facing scrutiny over tactical decisions during the fire, female firefighters ...
New York Post6d
California fire chief uses milk and beer to save 2 homes in last-ditch effort after finding no water in hose
A resourceful California fire chief used milk and “a couple of beers” to save two homes — including his brother’s — as his childhood neighborhood turned into “a total nightmare ...
People5d
Fire Chief Uses Milk and a 'Couple Beers' He Found in a Refrigerator While Saving Homes from L.A. Fires
"I thought I'll check the refrigerator and all that was in there was some milk and a couple beers," said Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian ...
New York Post4d
LAFD Bravest demand fire chief resign in blistering letter: ‘Best for the citizens of LA’
As containment of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires continues to grow, the heat remains on the city’s embattled fire chief — who is reportedly facing intensifying calls to resign as Mayor Karen ...
WDSU5d
Slidell fire chief issues urgent warning after 11 lives lost in fires across Louisiana this year
SLIDELL FIRE CHIEF CHRIS KAUFMAN WARNS THAT ONE SIMPLE MISTAKE CAN BE DEADLY. THAT’S WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO CHECK YOUR FIRE ALARMS. MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT USING A STOVE OR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME.
Daily Mail6d
Quick-thinking fire chief uses milk and beer to save his brother and neighbor's homes from LA inferno
A quick-thinking fire chief used a last resort to save two homes from the scorching California wildfires: a carton of milk and 'a few beers.' Brian Fennessy, 65, heroically saved his brother and ...
KTLA6d
‘I feel like I failed you,’ assistant fire chief tells Pacific Palisades community
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Los Angeles Assistant Fire Chief Joe Everett told wildfire victims and evacuees that he feels like he “failed” the Pacific Palisades community during a community meeting ...
Whittier Daily News5d
Ex-La Habra Heights deputy fire chief accused of posing as officer takes plea deal
A former La Habra Heights deputy fire chief accused of posing as an officer when he pulled over a co-worker in Whittier four years ago recently took a plea deal in the case. Timothy Michael Peel, 37, ...
The Washington Post5d
A key ‘weakness’ in L.A.'s wildfire strategy went unaddressed for years, Post probe shows
Two years before wildfires incinerated swaths of Los Angeles, the city’s Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley identified “one significant area of weakness” in her department’s ability to contain ...
The Washington Post6d
Easing conditions will help crews battle L.A. fires
A Cal Fire crew member works to mop up hot spots from the burn scar of the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Wednesday. (David Swanson/Reuters) More than a week into the fire crisis that’s ...