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A Times investigation: LAFD union head made $540,000 in a year, with huge overtime payouts
Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...
Mayor Karen Bass blasts everyone but herself for wildfire mishandling
Mayor Karen Bass foisted blame for the city’s mishandling of January’s deadly Los Angeles wildfires and their aftermath on ...
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LAFD Extinguishes South LA Fire
A fire at a metal clad building near downtown Los Angeles was quickly knocked down Tuesday by Los Angeles Fire Department ...
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Firefighters Extinguish Blaze in Historic Hollywood Apartment Building in Just 17 Minutes
LAFD extinguished a fire in a Hollywood historical apartment in 17 minutes; no injuries reported. Cause under investigation.
LAFD’s DEI bureau drew the right’s ire. It’s now on the chopping block
The Bureau of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, created in November 2022, was supposed to spearhead recruitment of ...
LAFD union boss who blamed lack of funds for limited response to wildfires took home $500,000 in pay and overtime
The Los Angeles Fire Department responds to more than 500,000 calls a year, or an average of more than 1,300 a day.
Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget proposal that would fold the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional ...
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4 people hospitalized in multi-vehicle crash in Pacoima, LAFD says
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — President Donald Trump’s commencement speech at the University of Alabama brought the Class of 2025 ...