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Deputies warned to decontaminate clothes after lead, asbestos found in air near Eaton fire
On Wednesday, a sheriff's official warned deputies about "hazardous" airborne contaminants near the Eaton fire.
Fake firefighter looter who used uniform to pose as hero arrested by police
A looter who wore an out-of-date firefighter's jacket during a wildfire evacuation in Los Angeles has been arrested by police ...
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Image of three LA Fire Department leaders is missing context | Fact check
shows what appears to be three women in uniform posing for a photograph in front of a raging fire. “This is the leadership team at the Los Angeles Fire Department,” reads the post. A version ...
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Los Angeles Wildfires: Deputies Urged to Decontaminate over Toxic Air
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Atladena were told to wear masks and decontaminate uniforms because the air was ...
How Well-Intentioned Policies Fueled L.A.’s Fires
The disaster can teach California how to rebuild, if the state will listen.
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A cop’s account tells of Palisades fire
The Larchmont Chronicle had the opportunity to talk with Senior Lead Officer (SLO) Danny Chavez of the Los Angeles Police ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
‘Beyond the brink’: Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America
The most recent data available from the 10 largest US cities and other comparable departments shows the Los Angeles Fire Department is less staffed than almost any other major city, leaving it ...
Sheriff’s Dept. temporarily closes Altadena station amid contaminant concerns, OSHA complaint
Citing airborne contaminants and a lack of running water, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shut down the Altadena ...
Fake Firefighters in Fire Truck Stopped near Palisades, CA, Wildfire
Clad in a yellow firefighter uniform, the driver who purchased the rig at auction, spent five years in an Oregon prison for ...