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 ...
What to know about the devastation from the Los Angeles-area fires
Here’s a closer look at what to know about the fires.
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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 ...
L.A. fire chief meets with mayor after saying the city failed her agency
Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city’s struggle to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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LA fire officials say the area isn't out of the danger zone even as people begin to survey the horrific damage
Los Angeles officials said Wednesday that ... but the area still faced dangerous conditions. The LA County Fire Department said Wednesday morning that a "red flag" warning for the Eaton Fire ...
The New York Times4d
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
when Kristin Crowley became the first female chief in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department, she was lauded as a force for stability. “There is no one better equipped to lead the L.A.F ...
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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 ...
USA Today5d
LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat teams to start cleaning debris
the department said. ∎ Cooler temperatures and a reduced fire threat are expected for the Los Angeles area the rest of this week, but the chances of red flag warnings for L.A. and Ventura ...
ABC News4d
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
"Be prepared for strong winds and high fire danger." 8 a.m.: The Los Angeles Fire Department pre-deploys and ... northeast of La Canada Flintridge -- very close to the Eaton Fire.
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Jay Leno serves meals to firefighters battling wildfires in Los Angeles area
He stopped by the Pacific Palisades area to serve hot meals to Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters ... $2.5 million to a newly launched LA Fire Relief Fund created by her charitable ...