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 ...
Politifact23d
Here’s what we know about LA fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...
ABC729d
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 Los Angeles City. On Nov. 5, the City Council voted to approve a union contract ...
New York Post26d
LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed just a fraction ... according to internal fire department records obtained by the Times. Despite being available, no extra engines were readied in the Palisades ...
Crews knock down multiple spot fires along 5 Freeway in Elysian Park
Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department have knocked down grass fires that emerged Friday evening along the southbound 5 Freeway in Elysian Park, a short distance away from Dodger Stadium. LAFD ...
Fox Business24d
LA officials were warned about budget cuts to fire department: 'Someone will die'
Mayor Karen Bass slashed the fire department's budget by over ... for more mechanics and replacement vehicles, LAFD also wants an additional $5 million for EV charging stations and nearly $2 ...
WKYC327d
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 ...
California city's massive $130M deficit threatens dangerous cuts to its firefighting capacity
The city of Oakland will lose 30% of its firefighting capacity in the next two weeks due to the city’s $129.8 million budget ...
Debunking 5 claims about the California wildfires
As wildfires continue to spread in southern California, misinformation about the response to the fires have cropped up online. Here are 5 claims debunked.