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.
Yes, the Los Angeles County Fire Department donated surplus equipment to Ukraine in March 2022. On March 17, 2022, the Los ...
Long before wildfires would singe the greater Los Angeles area, fire departments in Los Angeles County were sending equipment ...
Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s eldest son suggested Wednesday that Ukraine, which is over 6,400 miles away from Los Angeles ...
Comments about the donations have been shared on social media as firefighters battle multiple devastating blazes in the Los ...
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Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...
A Flight Attendant Shares the Unwritten Rules for Unoccupied Middle Seats on a Plane Ex-pizzaman who rescued 4 kids from ...
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