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L.A. firefighters fight for fair compensation amid wildfire struggles
By Sowjanya Pedada Click here for updates on this story 4/30/25 (LAPost.com) — After battling some of the fiercest wildfires in the history of Los Angeles County, local first responders are pushing ...
A Times investigation: LAFD union head made $540,000 in a year, with huge overtime payouts
Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...
Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget proposal that would fold the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional ...
Flames will appear above Pacific Palisades again. This time to see what caused January's deadly fire
A fire test will begin Tuesday evening and run until Thursday. Investigators hope it will help them determine how the ...
LAFD’s DEI bureau drew the right’s ire. It’s now on the chopping block
The Bureau of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, created in November 2022, was supposed to spearhead recruitment of ...