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 ...
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LAFD is doing all we can to fight LA fires. But we're dangerously understaffed. | Opinion
As a proud 35-year veteran and current captain with the Los Angeles Fire Department ... hundreds of our firefighters and dozens of our fire engines and trucks were dispatched to fight the ...
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How to Help Los Angeles Fire Evacuees and Firefighters
You can donate here. The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation: "The LAFD Foundation is actively seeking funds to equip our LAFD members battling wildfires with equipment and supplies," the 501(c ...
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LAFD Deputy Chief Faces Backlash for Past Remarks on Fire Victims
Los Angeles Fire Department Deputy (LAFD) Chief Kristine Larson is facing widespread criticism online after comments surfaced in which she appeared to shift blame onto fire victims for their ...
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LA fire sounded alarm on budget cuts impacting wildfire response: memo
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) chief warned a month ago that a near $18 million budget cut had plunged it into "unprecedented operational challenges" which would hamper its ability to ...
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LA fire chief says city failed residents in wildfire prep, budget cuts: 'Screaming to be properly funded'
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed its over 100,000 displaced residents who were forced to evacuate from the ongoing wildfire siege.
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Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department refute speculation chief was dismissed
The Los Angeles Fire Department ... Fire, it is absolutely one of the most horrific natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles," Crowley said Friday. "Even with an additional 100 engines ...
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Why firefighters say the Los Angeles blazes have been unstoppable
Based on forecasts of dangerously fierce and dry Santa Ana winds across Southern California, the Los Angeles Fire Department that morning readied more than a dozen extra engines — mostly in high ...
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Los Angeles fire captain races to save own home, 3 others from Eaton Fire
But on Friday morning four homes stood remarkably untouched on a street where others burned to the ground, thanks to Los Angeles Fire Captain ... "I didn't have a fire engine.