This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. LAFD Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook, who wrote the after-action report on the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Times obtained seven drafts of the LAFD’s after-action report on the Palisades fire. Deletions and revisions ...

As the Palisades Fire burned out of control under hurricane-force winds, some residents chose to stay and fight, like Cort Wagner. Wagner picked up a garden hose to take a stand against the flames ...

The explosion happened around 2:19 p.m. at a two-story apartment building in the 1300 block of West Fourth Street, fire officials said.