Fact Check: Los Angeles firefighters did not use handbags to douse fire
Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out ...
Yes, the Los Angeles County Fire Department donated surplus equipment to Ukraine
Yes, the Los Angeles County Fire Department donated surplus equipment to Ukraine in March 2022. On March 17, 2022, the Los ...
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Remember When LA Actually Sent Surplus Fire Fighting Equipment to Ukraine?
Long before wildfires would singe the greater Los Angeles area, fire departments in Los Angeles County were sending equipment ...
Los Angeles Fire Myths: Everything We Know About Social Media Rumors
An avalanche of myths and misinformation has been unleashed during the devastating and ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles ...
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the ...
LA fires updates: Those breaking curfew in fire zones face arrest, county sheriff warns looters; 11 deaths confirmed
Wildfires are burning in Los Angeles for a fourth day, with at least 11 people killed in the blazes and 153,000 people under ...
Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move that has fallen under scrutiny as wildfires rage.
Fire hydrants ran dry as Pacific Palisades burned. L.A. city officials blame ‘tremendous demand’
Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...
Los Angeles fires leave firefighters and water supply overwhelmed
"There are not enough firefighters in all of LA County to address four separate fires of this magnitude," LA County Fire ...