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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.”

The entrance of Laeticia Hallyday's house is seen after being destroyed by the Palisades Fire, on January 14, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, California. Powerful winds forecast for late January 14 threatened to whip up massive fires that are still burning around Los Angeles in a tragedy that has killed at least 25 people and badly shaken the city. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Report: LAFD Command Underutilized Resources During Critical Early Hours Of Palisades Fire

A new report has revealed that bosses at the Los Angeles Fire Department chose to deploy only a small fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the overwhelming Palisades Fire — after the fire was already raging out of control.

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.

Burned-out cars and homes reduced to rubble by the Eaton Fire are seen in Altadena, California, on January 10, 2025. Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California's National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder. News of the growing toll, announced late Thursday January 9 by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, came as swaths of the United States' second-largest city lay in ruins. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Homeless Man Allegedly Wielding Flamethrower Arrested For Suspected Arson Near L.A. Kenneth Fire After Residents Intervene

A homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of arson close to where one of the wildfires destroying Los Angeles began, after brave residents tackled him as he was using what appeared to be a “flamethrower.”

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.

A Swift truck and cars move slowly on Interstate 5 freeway as a historic atmospheric river storm inundates Los Angeles, California, on February 6, 2024. A powerful storm lashing California has left at least three people dead and caused devastating mudslides and flooding, after dumping months' worth of rain in a single day. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)

Manhunt Underway For 2 Suspects In Road Rage Shooting That Left 1 Dead, Closed Freeway For 5 Hours

A manhunt is underway after a fatal road rage shooting left one man dead and another wounded, closing the 5 Freeway in Los Angeles for five hours.