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Dozens of Los Angeles Fire Vehicles Were in the Maintenance Yard During the Wildfires
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
The Associated Press on MSN7d
Calif. wildfires highlight complicated chain of evacuation communication
As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
New York Post28d
LA fire chief warned Mayor Karen Bass last month that budget cuts would impact department’s ability to fight wildfires
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin ... Operations Section impact the Department’s ability to adhere to current automatic and mutual aid agreements, provide air ambulance service, and quickly respond ...
LA Times on MSN24d
Doctors, nurses press ahead as wildfires strain Los Angeles’ health care
The rapidly spreading wildfires that have transformed much of Los Angeles County into a raging hellscape are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of residents and business owners, but also ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication ...
CNN25d
Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
“Specialized programs and resources, such as Air Operations, Tactical EMS Units ... even with a fully funded fire department, Hudley-Hayes said she believes Los Angeles firefighters would ...
Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, ...
Fox News27d
Los Angeles wildfires leave 10 dead as details emerge about victims
The Los Angeles Fire Department said Thursday that one of ... They were waiting for an ambulance to come and did not make it to safety when the flames roared through, Mitchell’s daughter ...
Los Angeles Times27d
Altadena family says disabled father and son were left to burn: ‘Nobody was coming’
told his eldest son was that he was still waiting for an ambulance as the swiftly moving Eaton fire bore down on his ... Independent and Free in downtown Los Angeles. “If people need motel ...