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 ...
Deputies raced to evacuate Altadena residents, wondering if their station would burn, too
As the Eaton fire raged through Altadena, sheriff's deputies raced through the darkened streets evacuating residents. Then ...
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Los Angeles County Deputies Evacuating Altadena Residents Wondered about Their Station
In addition to helping Altadena residents evacuate, deputies also grabbed weapons and equipment from their station.
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Wildfires devastate Los Angeles: 'Everything was on fire'
where a lifeguard station went up in flames and homes along the Pacific Coast Highway were also blazing like a string of Roman candles. Chief Kristine Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department ...
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Concerns over Oakland fire station closures elevated by destruction in Los Angeles
On Monday, the day before the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles, the Oakland Fire Department temporarily shut down Stations 28 and 25 as part of the city's efforts to address a $130 million ...
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Crashes and Disasters
The budget cuts that temporarily closed two Oakland Fire Department ... blankets Los Angeles County, Jan. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS) The two stations ...
As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos
With thousands of lives at risk, a mobile command post tasked with issuing evacuation orders struggled to keep pace with the ...
Oakland firefighters fear station closures could mean an L.A.-sized blaze in their future
Oakland Fire Lt. Matt Amormino rode shotgun in his fire engine, past the burned-out vehicles and eucalyptus-studded East Bay hills that make Fire Station 21’s expansive coverage area a year-round ...
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County ... The data shows the department needs 62 additional fire stations, according to the fire chief. The agency has seen ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
Amidst confusion around budget cuts affecting the Los Angeles Fire ... a local FOX station on Friday, Crowley responded after being repeatedly asked if the city failed her and her department ...
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LA fire chief says city failed residents in wildfire prep, budget cuts: 'Screaming to be properly funded'
Los Angeles Fire Department ... Crowley said that the department has identified gaps in service and sent recommendations to the city. "We know we need 62 new fire stations. We need to double ...
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Evacuation orders lifted after Hollywood Hills fire endangers iconic Los Angeles landmarks
The Los Angeles Fire Department issued an evacuation order ... has DECREASED," The Los Angeles County Sheriff's West Hollywood Station said on X. "The fire has been updated to be 60 to 100 acres ...