Meet The LA County Fire Dozer, A 93,000-Pound Bulldozer That Can Survive Deadly Wildfires
News outlets around the world are diligently covering the destruction caused by the deadly wildfires afflicting much of Southern California at the moment. Throughout this horrific and ongoing tragedy ...
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
“And we don’t have the equipment and staffing we need to respond to half a million emergency calls for service every year.” At a commission meeting just last month, Escobar told LA city officials ...
Dozens of fire trucks waiting for repair while fires ravage LA
The LAFD has a total of 183 trucks, meaning that more than half of the city's fire ... heavy duty equipment mechanics, nine mechanical helpers, one carpenter, one general automotive supervisor, two ...
How fire departments use pre-positioning to get a jump on wildfires
Fires in the Inland Empire and Orange County that broke out this week were stopped from becoming more dangerous because of ...
Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...
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Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire ... entire communities, the L.A. Fire Department began moving its equipment to areas where high winds — and ...
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Tearful LA fire union prez warned of dangerous fire department understaffing last year: ‘Someone will die’
A Los Angeles fire union president had warned the city about staffing shortfalls ... Currently, millions of dollars of rescue equipment sits in a lot in Los Angeles, unused because the department ...
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Lawsuits claims utility's equipment sparked devastating Eaton Fire, but investigation still ongoing
Edison has acknowledged fire agencies are investigating whether its equipment may have started ... to become the most destructive in Los Angeles city history, is a particular source of interest ...
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The Los Angeles Fire Chief at the Center of the Storm
Kristin Crowley was appointed Los Angeles ... and equipment, that the fire department desperately needed when the infernos ignited last Tuesday. Crowley publicly criticized the city on Friday ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
“And we don’t have the equipment and staffing we need ... At a commission meeting just last month, Escobar told LA city officials short staffing in the fire department was “dire” warning ...