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7 On Your Side: Does LAFD have enough staff to respond to wildfires and everyday 911 calls?
After residents raised concerns about LAFD's response times during last month's devastating fires, many are now questioning ...
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LAFD Extinguishes Kitchen Fire in Westlake Apartment Building, No Injuries Reported
LAFD extinguished a minor kitchen fire in a Westlake apartment in 10 minutes with no injuries or evacuation required. The ...
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Fast-Acting LAFD Quells Apartment Fire in Winnetka with No Injuries Reported
A fire broke out in a Winnetka apartment building, with over 100 LAFD firefighters responding and extinguishing the blaze ...
LAFD vehicle pushed into ocean by debris flow in Malibu
A large debris flow pushed a Los Angeles Fire Department car into the ocean on Monday, sending one occupant to the hospital.
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L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
“In the LAFD it went viral,” said Freddy Escobar ... Jan. 17, 2025 Crowley got her start at the city’s storied Station 11, one of the busiest ladders in the country and a required stop ...
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LAFD team tasked with preventing wildfires accused of corruption, laziness before blazes devastated city
The arm of the Los Angeles Fire Department in charge of preventing wildfires faced years of allegations of corruption, laziness, harassment and discrimination before the blazes that have ...
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Column: Let’s focus on putting out the fires before fueling one at City Hall
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley saw an opportunity, and she seized it. City leaders had failed constituents, she said in an interview with Fox 11 news on Friday, because the ...
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Firefighters claim LAFD understaffed, forces unpaid overtime work
But while the public may be in support of the Los Angeles Fire Department and other agencies, those firefighters say they remain underpaid and their stations understaffed. LAFD employees and ...
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
“(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire department for 10 hours a day to recharge instead of fighting fires after refueling in 7 minutes,” reads the post.