Los Angeles Times3d
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
with both UFLAC and the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Officers Assn. penning public letters of support. Still, in the midst of the worst disaster to strike L.A. in a generation, many see a ...
Los Angeles Times3d
These L.A. firefighters lost everything when the Eaton fire arrived at their doorstep
president of the Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Assn. At least three firefighters from the L.A. County Fire Department have also lost their houses, said a representative for the L.A. County ...
Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 ...
Fox News2d
LA mayor's office silent on deputy who was in charge of fire dept., placed on leave for alleged bomb threat
As wildfires wreaked devastation across Los Angeles, the city official in charge of the fire department was out of ... City Hall earlier this year. LA Deputy Mayor Brian Williams’ Pasadena ...
NBC Los Angeles6d
Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department ... fires to destroy entire communities, the L.A. Fire Department began moving its equipment to areas ...
New York Post6d
Tearful LA fire union prez warned of dangerous fire department understaffing last year: ‘Someone will die’
CNN At a commission meeting just last month, Escobar told LA city officials that short staffing in the Los Angeles Fire Department was “dire” adding that “someone will die,” according to a ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
The claim: Los Angeles Fire Department is using women's handbags to put out California fires
The LAFD said the footage shows its team putting out a fire using canvas bags, which are part of the department's standard ...
CBS News5d
L.A. Fire Department brass face questions about slow response to Palisades Fire
Los Angeles ... of Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were initially held back from racing to the scene of the Palisades Fire when it first broke out last week in L.A.'s Pacific Palisades ...
New York Post4d
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
At least 75 fire trucks languished ... the chance of wildfires devastating Los Angeles and the need for more funding for the Fire Department to address it. LA DISTRICT 11 Over 7,500 firefighters ...