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LAFD Extinguishes South LA Fire
A fire at a metal clad building near downtown Los Angeles was quickly knocked down Tuesday by Los Angeles Fire Department ...
A Times investigation: LAFD union head made $540,000 in a year, with huge overtime payouts
Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...
LAFD union boss who blamed lack of funds for limited response to wildfires took home $500,000 in pay and overtime
The Los Angeles Fire Department responds to more than 500,000 calls a year, or an average of more than 1,300 a day.
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Firefighters Quickly Knock Down Fire at Hollywood Apartment Building
A fire at a13,008 square foot, two- story apartment building in Hollywood was quickly knocked down in 17 minutes Tuesday evening by Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters. The fire was reported at 8 ...
LAFD’s DEI bureau drew the right’s ire. It’s now on the chopping block
The Bureau of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, created in November 2022, was supposed to spearhead recruitment of ...
Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget proposal that would fold the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional ...
LAFD union chief made $540K amid dept. budget issues: LAFD
The head of the union representing Los Angeles Fire Department employees took home more than half a million dollars last year ...
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4 people hospitalized in multi-vehicle crash in Pacoima, LAFD says
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — President Donald Trump’s commencement speech at the University of Alabama brought the Class of 2025 ...