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Los Angeles Fire Dept. Warned New Budget Could Make Fires Worse
The change in fire department funding from 2023-24 stemmed from a one-time purchase of breathing equipment and fire suits ...
Newsom promises efficient and accountable state budget, delivers bloated and ineffective spending plan
Focusing on the numbers, not the rhetoric, it is clear that Governor Newsom’s proposal does not promote a lean and efficient ...
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Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires
Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show.
LA Fire Chief warned $18M budget cuts would affect response to large-scale emergencies
The LA Fire Chief warned in the weeks before the devastating Palisades fire that the decision to cut the department's budget ...
Wildfires Latest: Death Toll Expected to Rise as Fires Rage Through Los Angeles
Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged ...
Los Angeles wildfire may have caused damage worth $57 billion, one of US' costliest disaster: Report
The Los Angeles wildfire is projected to be one of the costliest natural disasters in US history, with damages estimated ...