No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was ...
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Controversy over the the rows of idle trucks has intensified after revelations about the LAFD budget being cut by $17 million by current mayor Karen Bass. “We have over 100 fire apparatus out of ...
Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.
The role of budget cuts and private equity firms in the Los Angeles wildfires
The crisis facing the LA Fire Department is a microcosm of the broader contradictions of capitalism. It highlights the urgent ...
Was the LAFD budget cut? The budget increased, but debate rages over cuts to some positions
Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year.
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Los Angeles fire crews maxed out, assistance comes from outside county and state
with no fire apparatus or additional personnel to spare." Similarly, the Los Angeles Fire Department put out notice of a "recall operation," asking all off-duty crews to report their availability ...
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Brush Fire In Sherman Oaks Battled By LAFD
The Los Angeles Fire Department reported a brush fire in Sherman Oaks on Wednesday, January 22 at 11:01 p.m. on the ...
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
Los Angeles Fire Commission President Genethia Hudley ... firefighters,” she told CNN’s Jake Tapper. Over 100 fire apparatus are out of service, the fire chief said. The budget cuts eliminated ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Toby Canham for NY Post “We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley admitted to CNN when the wildfires, which have led to over 100,000 people ...