As fire season grows, California senators push for more year-round firefighters
After LA fires, Senate President Mike McGuire proposes full-time firefighters to replace the current seasonal workforce ...
Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to help. One department, though, simply doesn’t have enough trucks that are in ...
Luke Batzel honored for 10 years of service as Wayne County 911 dispatcher
Luke Batzel, who in 2021 was honored for helping a child whose mother struggled to breathe, was recognized for 10 years as a ...
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LA Fires: Couple charged with impersonating firefighters, DA announces
Dustin Lee Nehl and Jennifer Nehl have been charged with impersonating firefighters during the LA County wildfires, using fake gear and a purchased fire truck to access the Palisades Fire zone.
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Los Angeles will face another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds this week
Fire chief warned leaders of ‘weakness’ in the city’s ability to fight wildfires Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley warned the city’s board of fire commissioners two years ...
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Two Oregon residents arrested for impersonating firefighters in Palisades Fire evacuation zone
Two people from Oregon were arrested for allegedly impersonating firefighters inside of the Palisades Fire Zone over the weekend, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Local fire departments send aid to Los Angeles as fires continue to devastate the area
Last week, several local fire ... of the city’s downtown. The Palisades Fire is the largest of the four that have been burning in a ring around L.A. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department ...
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Los Angeles Fire Chief's Actions Draw Praise, Criticism
Some laud Los ... Angeles City, the union representing the department's rank and file. "Everyone was very shocked, but very happy and excited. They support her 110%." "This is the only fire ...
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San Diego ranks behind Los Angeles in firefighter staffing levels per capita
SAN DIEGO — As wildfires devastated Los Angeles, city leaders there have been criticized for an understaffed fire department and recent budget cuts. As it turns out, San Diego has fewer ...
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Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
Why wasn’t the city better prepared? By Shawn Hubler and Alexandra Berzon Three years ago, when Kristin Crowley became the first female chief in the history of the Los Angeles Fire Department ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
At least 75 fire ... department was seriously underfunded. Los Angeles Fire Captain Freddy Escobar has served 35 years as a firefighter and is the president of the United Firefighters of Los ...
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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 department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire. The fire department did not hold ...