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LA firefighters say they are understaffed, not being paid properly
LOS ANGELES - In the wake of the California wildfires, some LAFD firefighters are bringing attention to the major staffing ...
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Dozens of Los Angeles Fire Vehicles Were in the Maintenance Yard During the Wildfires
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
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 ...
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
“Specialized programs and resources, such as Air Operations, Tactical EMS Units ... even with a fully funded fire department, Hudley-Hayes said she believes Los Angeles firefighters would ...
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
“(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire department for 10 hours a day to recharge instead of fighting fires after refueling in 7 minutes,” reads the post.
Aurora firefighters return from Los Angeles with lessons, suggestions on fire safety
The brush crew from Aurora Fire Rescue that went and helped in the Los Angeles firefighting efforts said Coloradans need to ...
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A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response
Before wildfires broke out across Los Angeles, the city's fire chief said that budget cuts were hampering the department's ability to respond to emergencies, a department memo shows. Funding for ...