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TOPSHOT - Flames and smoke from the Palisades Fire surround a home (C) in the community of Topanga, California, on January 9, 2025. The two largest fires burning in Los Angeles remain "zero percent" contained on January 9 despite firefighting operations, officials said, as they also vowed to tackle looting of evacuated homes. A 17,000-acre (6,900-hectare) blaze in Pacific Palisades has become "one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles," said city fire chief Kristin Crowley, while a 10,000-acre fire in Altadena was also at "zero percent containment," said county fire chief Anthony Marrone. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP) (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Calif: Karen Bass Ousts LAFP Fire Chief in ‘Scapegoat’ Move After Historic L.A. Fires

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been fired “in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety.”

TOPSHOT - An aerial image shows smoke from wildfires including the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California, on January 8, 2025. At least five people have been killed in wildfires rampaging around Los Angeles, officials said on January 8, with firefighters overwhelmed by the speed and ferocity of multiple blazes. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

LAFD Diversity Chief Blames Fire Victims Needing Rescue In Viral Clip

Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Deputy Chief Kristine Larson is facing extreme backlash from social media users after a clip went viral of Larson blaming victims for needing emergency rescue.

TOPSHOT - Fire personnel respond to homes destroyed while a helicopter drops water as the Palisades Fire grows in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and sparked panic, with thousands ordered to evacuate January 7, 2025 as "life threatening" winds whipped the region. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the 770-acre (310-hectare) blaze engulfing an area crammed with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP) (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Ripped For Ghana Trip, Reducing LAFD Budget As Wildfires Devastate L.A. County

While swaths of regions in Los Angeles County are completely wiped away by raging wildfires, Los Angeles Democrat Mayor Karen Bass was reportedly attending a presidential inauguration in Ghana, West Africa.

TOPSHOT - Highway workers repair a hole that opened in the road as a result of the July 5, 2019 earthquake, in Ridgecrest, California, about 150 miles (241km) north of Los Angeles, early in the morning on July 6, 2019. Southern California was hit by its largest earthquake in two decades on July 5, a 7.1-magnitude tremor that rattled residents who were already reeling from another strong quake a day earlier. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Calif: 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Bakersfield

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Bakersfield, California, on Tuesday evening, resulting in shockwaves being felt all the way to Los Angeles county.

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 5: A firefighter checks an officer for radiation at the scene of the mock explosion of a "dirty bomb" during a simulated attack at a dock at the Port of Los Angeles on August 5, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. In the drill's scenario, a "dirty bomb" smuggled into the port in a shipping container exploded as a bus was driving by, releasing a plume of radioactivity. More than 850 civilian and military personnel representing more than 60 government agencies, community based and private-sector organizations are participating in the terror response drill, "Determined Promise 2004". (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

2 L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Hospitalized Following Accidental Fire During Training Session

After a fire broke out during a training session north of Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were immediately sent to the hospital, according to authorities.