Politifact25d
Here’s what we know about LA fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI ...
New York Post26d
LAFD team tasked with preventing wildfires accused of corruption, laziness before blazes devastated city
LAFD’s Fire Prevention Bureau is in charge ... Facing public outcry and swamped with a years-long backlog, the bureau packed its ranks with incompetent, untrained recruits and pushed them ...
USA Today21d
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
“(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go back to the fire department for 10 hours a day to recharge instead of fighting fires after refueling in 7 minutes,” reads the post.
Reuters29d
Fact Check: Photo showing ‘all-women’ LAFD leadership team lacks context
The posts were shared as firefighters battled multiple fires that rank as the most destructive ... all senior personnel of the LAFD, was shared on social media, opens new tab captioned: “This ...
Firehouse24d
Los Angeles Fire Chief's Actions Draw Praise, Criticism
"In the LAFD it went viral," said Freddy Escobar, president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, the union representing the department's rank and file. "Everyone was very shocked ...