LA officials were warned about budget cuts to fire department: 'Someone will die'
Several people are on record sounding the alarm that the Los Angeles Fire Department did not have the resources it needs ...
LA council OKs budget reduction exercise as city defends fire department spending
However, the fire department’s budget has grown since the city’s overall $12.8 billion spending plan was adopted on July 1, ...
LA fire sounded alarm on budget cuts impacting wildfire response: memo
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) chief warned a month ago that budget cuts had plunged it into "unprecedented ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire Department while thousands of firefighters are battling at least five wildfires, ABC News dug into the city budgets and other ...
LA councilwoman whose district ravaged by wildfires looks to hold leaders accountable for empty reservoirs
Los Angeles Council member Traci Park says she has "questions" about what happened to the fire hydrants and empty water ...
L.A. fire chief meets with mayor after saying the city failed her agency
Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city’s struggle to ...
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What to know about the LA Fire Department’s budget
As wildfires have swept through Los Angeles, devastating the Pacific Palisades and surrounding neighbourhoods, many people have taken to the internet to blame the destruction on the mayor and budget ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...
‘Beyond the brink’: Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America
A CNN analysis of the 10 largest US cities and other comparable departments shows the Los Angeles Fire Department is less ...
LA's Response to Wildfires Comes Under Increasing Scrutiny
Critics have raised concerns about inadequate preparedness, water shortages and budget cuts hampering the city's response to ...
Los Angeles city mayor asked about fire budget cuts - does she owe an apology?
Wildfires are raging on in Los Angeles, with at least 24 people killed and more than 100,000 people under evacuation orders.