Fact Check: Los Angeles firefighters did not use handbags to douse fire
Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out a trash fire have been misdescribed on social media as women’s handbags, suggesting the LAFD is under-resourced because of budget cuts and donations of firefighting supplies to Ukraine.
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 department's funding saw a decrease of $17,553,814, rather than almost $23 million.
James "Jim" Potter Schofield died while tackling a large fire in the Dark Arches beneath Leeds station on 13 January 1892.
Lou Cassara, 61, said chronic leg pain, arthritis and a torn meniscus left him unable to climb a flight of stairs to a second ...
An RV was destroyed in a fire Friday afternoon in Paso Robles. The fire was reported just before 3:30 p.m. along the 4000 ...
Since the Palisades Fire kicked off the storm of destructive blazes tearing across parts of Los Angeles County earlier this ...
The New York Fire Department is battling a 5-alarm blaze in the Bronx. Currently seven people including firefighters have suffered injuries.
Thousands of jubilant fans packed Southern California's Rose Bowl on New Year's Day for a college football playoff game.
Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...
With Southington's firefighter union concerned about potential staff cuts and station closures, the local fire board said ...
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