Firefighters kept from Palisades, Eaton front lines due to unserviced LAFD vehicles
Firefighters who reported to assist during the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires were kept from helping on the front ...
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Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford told The Times that he would have taken the same approach to last week’s wind threat as Butler did in 2011. Crawford worked for the department for 33 ...
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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 ...
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LA fire department failed to deploy fighters and dozens of engines
A third official then produced a document that said seven of the vehicles were put into service ... have been used before,' said former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford.
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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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Pedestrian Killed in Tragic Early Morning Collision on 110 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles
A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles; driver hospitalized in fair condition.