After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month ...
The L.A. fire victims: Who they were
Friends and relatives remember the lives lost in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the most destructive fires in Los Angeles ...
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 ...
Legislators ask for year-round staffing for Cal Fire firefighters
Cal Fire firefighters currently operate on season employment, working nine months out of the year before they're laid off ...
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the ...
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'Don't lose me': Woman, 100, rescued by deputies as Eaton Fire approached senior living facility
Harrowing video shows two deputies rescue a 100-year-old woman as the Eaton Fire approached her senior living facility.
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Auto Fire breaks out in Ventura, California burning just outside LA: See map
California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department. The blaze has was first reported at around 6:50 p.m. local time in the Santa ...
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Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Los Angeles budgeted $837 million for the Los Angeles Fire Department ... went unspent. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RAGE ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, FORCING THOUSANDS ...