Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in …
1 day ago · Up the coast from LA, the city of San Francisco boasts more than 1,800 firefighters for around 1.5 million residents of the city and nearby communities, while LA has roughly 3,500 firefighters ...
More than 7,500 firefighting, emergency personnel deployed to …
Jan 9, 2025 · SACRAMENTO – As California rapidly responds to active, rapidly evolving wildfires in Southern California caused by dangerous winds and dry conditions, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that more than 7,500 firefighting and emergency personnel have been deployed to protect California communities.
Los Angeles Fire Department - Wikipedia
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD or LA City Fire) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials services and emergency medical services to the citizens of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. [6] The LAFD is responsible for approximately four million people who live in the agency's 471 …
Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Fires
4 days ago · An incarcerated firefighter is seen at the Sunset Fire on Vista street on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA. Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times—Getty Images
As L.A. firefighters battle multiple fires, help is on the way - Los ...
Jan 8, 2025 · On Wednesday, the Oregon state fire marshal confirmed in a statement the agency was sending 12 strike teams to Los Angeles County, which included 240 firefighters and 60 engines. The agency will ...
Los Angeles firefighters brace for fierce winds | AP News
3 days ago · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made so far on two massive infernos that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.. Planes doused homes and hillsides with bright pink fire-retardant chemicals, while crews and fire ...
Yes, LA Fire Dept. is understaffed. Would more money save us?
5 days ago · A Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighter examines a burned out house Altadena. (Photo by Jordan Renville) As firefighters respond to one of the most devastating disasters in Los Angeles history, the city’s fire department is operating under “extremely under-staffed and under-resourced” conditions, its chief said in December.
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The LAFD's 3,246 uniformed personnel protect life, property and the environment through their direct involvement in fire prevention, firefighting, emergency medical care, technical rescue, hazardous materials mitigation, disaster response, public education, and community service.