The Private Firefighters On Call for the Californians Who Can Afford Them
I had people calling me, ‘If I write you a check right now for a million dollars, will you come to my house?’” says Andrew ...
14 Brands Giving Back to Los Angeles Wildfire Victims
For the past five years, Project Paulie has teamed up with World Central Kitchen, a not-for-profit devoted to providing meals ...
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Los Angeles Fire Pushes Northeast to Threaten Bel Air, Brentwood
(Bloomberg) -- The devastating Palisades Fire pushed to the northeast, prompting new evacuations in the ultra-affluent Southern California neighborhoods of Brentwood and Bel Air as the threat of ...
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Mayor Bass, LAFD chief put on united front after speculation of chief's firing
Earlier in the week, it was revealed Crowley had issued a warning about $17 million in recent budget cuts potentially hurting LAFD's ability to respond to emergencies. Crowley wrote in a Dec. 4 ...
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Eerie ‘firenado’ spins up as deadly wildfires rage across Los Angeles
The eerie fire whirl spotted spinning as the Palisades Fire swept through Los Angeles neighborhoods Friday night was a “firenado,” a common yet chilling phenomenon. These flaming twisters ...
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LAFD chief says city failed department with budget cuts
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said city leadership failed her department by not providing enough money for firefighting. She also criticized the lack of water. “When a ...
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Chargers to Celebrate LA Fire Department with Special Pregame Warmup Gear
The Los Angeles Chargers will kick off the NFL postseason on Saturday afternoon with a wild-card game against the Houston Texans, pitting young and dynamic quarterbacks Justin Herbert and C.J ...
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Chargers 'LAFD' hats pay tribute to Los Angeles firefighters at playoff game vs. Texans
Chargers players wore "LAFD" shirts and hats during warm-ups against the Texans. The gear is meant to highlight the efforts of the Los Angeles Fire Department, which has been attempting to contain ...
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Was the LAFD budget cut? The budget increased, but debate rages over cuts to some positions
As a result, if you just compare the LAFD’s budget last year to this year’s, it looks like it went down $23M. But that’s because when the budget was adopted last May or June, the city was ...
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LA Mayor Bass is Asked Point Blank About Firing LAFD Chief Crowley – With Crowley Standing Right Beside Her
LA Mayor Karen Bass was grilled by a reporter at a press conference over whether she was or still is planning to fire LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over public criticism, after rumors swirled on ...
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Angelina Jolie Is "Doing Everything She Can to Help" Amid the L.A. Wildfires
Alicia Brunker is a writer who covers celebrity, royal, and fashion news for InStyle.com. She joined InStyle's digital team in 2017, and previously contributed to ELLE, T: The New York Times Style ...
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LAFD is doing all we can to fight LA fires. But we're dangerously understaffed. | Opinion
As a proud 35-year veteran and current captain with the Los Angeles Fire Department, I’ve never experienced the devastation that we're seeing in LA today, where thousands of structures and more ...