Fact Check: Did California Donate Firefighting Equipment to Ukraine ...
Jan 9, 2025 · The Los Angeles County Fire Department said in March 2022 that it would gather and donate surplus equipment and gear to help first responders in Ukraine.
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Mar 17, 2022 · In its fourth week of conflict with Russia, first responders in Ukraine are faced with shortages in supplies to help provide basic emergency services and fire protection to its citizens and communities.
Equipment Donations to Ukraine Did Not Hinder L.A. Firefighting …
Jan 13, 2025 · The County of Los Angeles Fire Department did ship “surplus equipment and gear” to Ukraine on March 17, 2022—less than a month after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Ukraine—joining other fire departments across the nation that made similar donations. But Daryl Osby, the Los Angeles County Fire Chief from 2011 to 2022, confirmed to The Dispatch Fact Check that the ...
LA County Fire Department donated surplus equipment to Ukraine - WLTX.com
Jan 10, 2025 · An LA-area fire department, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, donated extra equipment from storage to Ukraine once three years ago. ... Canada and Europe have donated firefighting equipment ...
Equipment Donations to Ukraine Did Not Hinder L.A. Firefighting …
Jan 13, 2025 · Amid efforts to contain the fiery blazes sweeping through Los Angeles, some internet users called out the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) for donating surplus equipment to Ukraine, implying...
L.A. County Fire Department donating surplus supplies to Ukraine ... - KTLA
Mar 19, 2022 · The Los Angeles County Fire Department announced this week it would be sending some surplus supplies across the globe to Ukraine as the country staves off the ongoing Russian invasion.
LA County Fire Department donated essential firefighting …
Jan 10, 2025 · In 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department donated surplus equipment to Ukraine, a move praised at the time as a gesture of solidarity. However, critics now argue that the decision has left the department ill-equipped to handle the current disaster.
Remember When LA Actually Sent Surplus Fire Fighting Equipment to Ukraine?
Long before wildfires would singe the greater Los Angeles area, fire departments in Los Angeles County were sending equipment to Ukraine. The donations were called out Wednesday...
Los Angeles County firefighters send extra protective equipment …
Mar 18, 2022 · Los Angeles County fire crews are sending some of their extra equipment to first responders in Ukraine who are facing supply shortages amid an ongoing war.
Supervisor Hahn and LA County Fire send-off supplies ... - ABC7 Los Angeles
Mar 22, 2022 · INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- All over southern California people are finding ways to keep Ukraine front and center and it's no different for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. On...