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LAFD is doing all we can to fight LA fires. But we're dangerously understaffed. | Opinion
As I write this on Jan. 9, there are also active wildfires in ... In 1960, with a population of 2.5 million, we had 112 LAFD fire stations. Today, with a population of nearly 4 million, we have ...
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No, LA Fire Department isn't using women's handbags to put out fires | Fact check
A Jan. 9 Instagram video (direct link ... handbags to hold water to put out fires (sic)." The LAFD said the footage shows its ...
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Here’s what we know about L.A. fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...
Palisades Fire search efforts continue, containment rises in fight against deadly wildfire
Firefighters are still working to contain the Palisades Fire as weather conditions improve this week and search efforts ...
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LAFD Captain Breaks Down Why the L.A. Fires Are So Hard to Fight
A Los Angeles Fire Department captain explains how the recent Palisades and Eaton fires got out of control to become some of the costliest in U.S. history, and why fighting fires in the area is so ...
Crypto.com Arena Reveals New Center Ice Logo To Support LAFD
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be the first opponent for the Los Angeles Kings since the Southern California wildfires broke ...
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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.
San Diego ranks behind Los Angeles in firefighter staffing levels per capita
San Diego Fire-Rescue operates 52 fire stations with 994 firefighters serving a growing population of nearly 1.4 million.