Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to ...
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
“We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire ... Back in May, LAFD Captain Freddy Escobar — president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles union — warned the department was ...
Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...
What Really Happened With the L.A. Fire Department Budgets?
LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is at the center of a media storm, sparking budget questions and calls for resignation.
The role of budget cuts and private equity firms in the Los Angeles wildfires
The crisis facing the LA Fire Department is a microcosm of the broader contradictions of capitalism. It highlights the urgent ...
Fast-moving Hughes Fire erupts in Los Angeles County as California officials order evacuations
Officials ordered evacuations in the area surrounding the Hughes Fire on Wednesday morning, located near Castaic Lake in Los ...
California fires live updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29
The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near ...
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Brush Fire In Sherman Oaks Battled By LAFD
The Los Angeles Fire Department reported a brush fire in Sherman Oaks on Wednesday, January 22 at 11:01 p.m. on the ...
Local fire fighters have helped in LA
As wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles, local fire departments formed two strike teams to join the fight at the Eaton ...
LA Hughes Fire only 14% contained after burning 10K acres
The fast-moving Hughes fire has spread to over 10,000 acres in less than two days, with firefighters saying it is just 14% ...
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Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands of people as firefighters with air support slowed the spread of ...