Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
Thousands of firefighters are battling the sprawling wildfires across LA. Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
At least 75 fire ... department was seriously underfunded. Los Angeles Fire Captain Freddy Escobar has served 35 years as a firefighter and is the president of the United Firefighters of Los ...
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Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed
"On Friday, January 10th, Fire Chief Kristin Crowley of the Los Angeles City Fire Department met with Mayor Karen Bass. Their foremost priorities continue to be fighting the current wildfires and ...
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the ...
What Los Angeles Can Learn From Another Great American City That Burned
Chicago’s remarkable renewal after its own disaster offers reassurance and lessons for how Los Angeles can recover.
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Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
LOS ANGELES -- Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling at least five wildfires, ABC News dug into the city ...
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
president of the Los Angeles City Stentorians — which advocates for Black firemen — said he does not believe the budget impacted the department’s ability to fight the wildfires. The fire ...
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Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
Los Angeles' budget is in the spotlight as multiple wildfires rage around the city amid revelations that Mayor Karen Bass slashed the fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending ...
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Yes, Los Angeles cut $17.6 million from the fire department’s budget
Records show that the City of Los Angeles decreased the Los Angeles Fire Department’s funding by nearly $17.6 million this fiscal year. However, that’s roughly a 2% decrease from the previous ...
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L.A. Fire Chief: Yes, The City Of Los Angeles Failed The Fire Department
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley criticized the city's decision to cut more than $17 million in funding for the department, and says that the city let her and her firefighters down.