Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the ...
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 ...
The L.A. fire victims: Who they were
Friends and relatives remember the lives lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the most destructive fires in Los Angeles ...
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 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under ...
Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, ...
Los Angeles wildfires timeline: How the deadly blazes unfolded
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of ...
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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 will face another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds this week
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los Angeles County, Southern California now faces another round of fire-fueling ...
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Kern County response to Los Angeles fires includes much more than firefighters
(KGET) — The Kern County Fire Department joined the fight in Los ... to get any kind of teams and equipment down to Los Angeles. EMS Program Manager Jeff Fariss said, “It’s to assist with ...
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Auto Fire breaks out in Ventura, California burning just outside LA: See map
a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department. The blaze has was first reported at around 6:50 p.m. local time in the Santa Clara River ...