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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 department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los Angeles was negotiating the union contract with the firefighters' union, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.

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Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department refute speculation chief was dismissed

The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to battle the wildfires across the region.

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Did Budget Cuts Affect Emergency Response To L.A. Wildfires? What To Know About Funding To City’s Fire Department.

The Los Angeles mayor said none of the budget cuts could have impacted the city’s response to ongoing wildfires.

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Are arsonists responsible for the Los Angeles wildfires?

In the case of the Eaton Fire, the investigators are likely to use magnets to help them hunt for the tiny, melted pieces of metal that could have been shed by power lines if they slapped together. But the existence of the metal doesn’t necessarily indicate that’s how the fire started, Nordskog said.

Los Angeles wildfires: Fresh evacuations ordered Friday evening after Palisades Fire flares up

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than 12,300 homes and buildings and leaving at least 11 dead. Fresh evacuations were ordered from Mandeville Canyon to the Interstate 405 freeway on Friday evening because of a flare up of the massive Palisades Fire.

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‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water

As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.

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Los Angeles County medical examiner's office confirms wildfire death toll rises to 16

The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death toll from the wildfires ravaging the area has risen to ...

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How a small fire in Los Angeles turned into a monster, hour by hour

The Palisades Fire began as a brush fire on Tuesday morning amid wind gusts above 50 miles per hour. In less than an hour, ...

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Pechanga pledges $500,000.00 to aid Los Angeles fire victims

The Pechanga Tribe teams with Los Angeles Rams Foundation to donate $250,000 to fire relief efforts in Los Angeles, as well ...

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Billionaires And Celebrities Pledge Aid To Los Angeles Fire Victims: Here’s Who Has Donated So Far

Deadly wildfires sweeping Los Angeles county have killed at least 11 people and destroyed thousands of structures, including ...

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Chargers 'LAFD' hats pay tribute to Los Angeles firefighters at playoff game vs. Texans

The Chargers are playing their first 2025 playoff game in Houston but paid tribute to Los Angeles amid devastating wildfires.

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Local firefighters from Stanislaus County sent south to battle Eaton Fire in Los Angeles

Local firefighters were sent to Los Angeles County to battle the Eaton Fire this week. The fire burned over 14,000 acres of ...

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LA Mayor Karen Bass handed out rich city contracts, forcing drastic cuts to fire department months before deadly wildfires: records

Los Angeles was forced to slash funding for the fire department after mayor Karen Bass awarded gilded contracts to city ...

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Deadly Los Angeles wildfires continue burning after devastating entire communities

Wildfires which have killed at least 11 people and left behind widespread destruction in Los Angeles County continue to burn ...

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