LA relied on teen volunteers for years despite fire chief's warning, but leaders can't be sued: lawyer
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley asked for full-time employees to augment a mostly volunteer brush-clearing crew two ...
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LA Fire Chief given teen volunteers to clear brush, despite years of warning unaccountable leaders
The devastating fires in Los Angeles are revealing just how deeply ill-prepared the city was for a disaster of such magnitude. While nobody can ever be fully […] ...
Why Republicans keep blaming disasters on DEI
Criticisms of diversity programs from the right often ignore the facts of disasters on the ground, writes Josh Marcus ...
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Windy, flame-fanning weather eases up as progress made on LA-area fires
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley defended her decisions. “I can tell you and stand before you, we did everything in our capability to surge where we could,” she told a news conference.
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California fires live updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29
Jan. 11, 2025. LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said she and LA Mayor Karen Bass went on an aerial survey of the devastated areas to see the size, scope and complexity of the fires. The "massive ...
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California fires live updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29
The "entire city family is working collaboratively to get you back into your homes and communities as soon and as safely as possible," LA City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley added. The sheriff’s ...