Fire Chief Joe Testa has retired from the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) after 29 years. The department named Deputy Chief Aaron Lacey interim fire chief effective Aug. 16.

Some 911 calls to the Sheriff’s Department’s Century Station will now be diverted to trained 988 crisis lifeline counselors.

Federal contractors say they have cleared 2.5 million tons of fire debris, finishing roughly four months ahead of the Army ...

Lake County officials said the change will cut the average workweek to 42 hours and boost health, morale and staffing ...

An analysis of unemployment data from University of California researchers shows at least 11,000 workers lost their jobs in ...

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. The department posted on social ...

Firefighters with air support are scrambling to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County.

Redistricting wars: High-profile LA County district might lose its ‘swing’ with Newsom plan New mid-decade congressional maps, announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, would likely make L.A ...

Firefighters with air support scrambled to control a wind-driven wildfire that erupted Thursday morning in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County, officials said.

Firefighters with air support are scrambling to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County. Officials say the King Fire charred ...