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Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
Thousands of firefighters are battling the sprawling wildfires across LA. Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling ...
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Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
Los Angeles' budget is in the spotlight as multiple wildfires rage around the city amid revelations that Mayor Karen Bass slashed the fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending ...
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Los Angeles fire captain details 'strain' on city's water system
Sheila Kelliher, captain of the Los Angeles Fire Department, detailed the challenges ... down as president of MSNBC Netflix adds sequel to ‘inspiring’ British film based on true story MrBeast ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department asked off-duty members to help combat wildfires | Fact check
“BREAKING – SHARE: The Los Angeles Fire Department urges anyone with firefighting experience to assist in fighting the Palisades Fire that’s rapidly spreading and 0% contained,” reads the ...
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget and its commitment to recruiting a more diverse force have come under attack. Four major fires across the L.A. area have killed 16 people ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Agrees With Reporter That City Failed Her Department: 'Yes'
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley critiqued the city's handling of fire department funding Friday, agreeing when pressed ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The essential firefighting vehicles were still sitting in the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau Of Supply and Maintenance lot in an industrial area Wednesday, waiting to be repaired.
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Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires
Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show. Mayor Karen Bass signed ...
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Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
You can get in touch with Khaleda by emailing k.rahman@newsweek.com Social media users are criticizing Los Angeles for cutting funding for the city's fire department as firefighters continue to ...
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Bass removes Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Crowley
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has been fired by Mayor Karen Bass. Bass’s office made the announcement Friday morning, saying she had been removed from the post effective ...
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Los Angeles County Fire Department mourns death of captain
A captain with the Los Angeles County Fire Department passed away in what authorities originally called an “active duty death,” only to provide a later update indicating he was actually off ...