Lawsuit against LAFD calling for fair pay, proper staffing reignited following wildfires
A 2023 lawsuit calling for fair pay and proper staffing in the Los Angeles Fire Department has been reignited following the ...
Firefighters claim LAFD understaffed, forces unpaid overtime work
As Southern California begins to emerge from a series of deadly wildfires, firefighters are receiving public praise and ...
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was ...
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LAFD Conducts Extensive Search for Occupants in Abandoned Utility Truck in Pacoima Wash, No Persons Found
LAFD conducts a search for persons linked to a stranded utility truck in Pacoima wash, finding no one present.
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Containment of Palisades Fire Rises to 63%, Over 6,000 Structures Lost in Los Angeles Blaze
The LAFD reports the Palisades Fire is 63% contained, with 6,380 structures lost and 857 damaged; evacuation orders are ...
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LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
“You would have had a better chance to get a better result if you deployed those engines,” former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford told the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles fire bosses ...
With a forecast of dangerous winds, LAFD pre-deploys to avoid failings of Palisades fire
With more dangerous winds coming, LAFD says it has staffed all of its available extra engines and staged more than two dozen ...
Questions raised about whether Los Angeles did enough to prepare for the deadly Palisades Fire
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the ...
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Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Would it have been the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles? I don’t think so. ... Give yourself the best chance to minimize the damage.” Another former LAFD battalion chief ...
Firefighters Extinguish Blaze in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park
The park is home to the Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Hollywood Sign. The Los Angeles ...