“Nearly 100 fire engines, trucks, and ambulances are out of service awaiting repairs. LAFD is already severely understaffed and experiencing unsustainable call levels and having these million dollar rigs out of service only makes things worse.”
~ LA Councilwoman Traci Park, Aug 6, 2024.
"As an all-risk fire and rescue agency serving more than four million people, the LAFD is one of the busiest and most understaffed big city fire departments in the entire country." United Firefighters of LA (UFLAC), Sept. 6, 2024
“My message is the fire department needs to be properly funded. "It’s not."
- LA Fire Chief Crowley. Jan 10, 2025.
The $7 million reduction in overtime hours "severely limited the Department's capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large-scale emergencies.”
- LA Fire Chief Crowley. Dec 4, 2024
“The LAFD is extremely understaffed and under-resourced.”
- LA Fire Chief Crowley. Dec 17, 2024
Right, it does not appear that money was an issue.
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