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Los Angeles Mayor Bass says 'hell yeah' she regrets Ghana trip after wildfires ravaged city
In a Vice News interview, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass addresses her controversial Ghana trip and the subsequent removal of ...
Up-close footage shows Los Angeles Fire Dept. crew battling fatal RV fire
Crews quickly knocked down a recreational vehicle fire in Van Nuys on Saturday afternoon, with up-close footage capturing the ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says it's not a problem "at all" that city continues fire season without a permanent fire chief
Mayor Karen Bass said the city is conducting a nationwide search for a permanent chief, and the interim chief is "open to ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department Successfully Extinguishes Brush Fire in Mount Washington
LAFD extinguished a grass fire in Mount Washington, with no injuries or property damage, involving 46 firefighters and mop-up ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage - MSN
The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by $17 million and leaders warned they didn’t have enough budget to properly fix their vehicles. Toby Canham for NY Post.
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Firefighters critical of LAFD leadership ... - Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Fire Department has spent more than $22.5 million dollars on overtime related to COVID-19, much of it to backfill the shifts of employees who fell ill or had to quarantine after an ...
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LAFD has one electric fire engine, not 45 | Fact check - USA TODAY
Fact check: Wildfire victims can get one-time $770 FEMA payment plus other aid. On May 14, 2022, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley announced the arrival of the department’s first electric ...
Northridge electric forklift fire prompts nearby evacuations
The fire broke out around 7:30 a.m. at the Sunbelt Rentals property on W. Napa Street. LAFD HAZMAT crews are performing air ...
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The Los Angeles Fire Department’s sexism problem
When I reached Kris Larson on Thursday, she was in Spokane, Wash., attending an international conference for female firefighters. Larson, 55, is president of Los Angeles Women in the Fire ...