In a turbulent time, LAFD union head isn’t who you think he is
During Escobar's tenure, L.A. firefighters have weathered some tough times: COVID. The Palisades inferno. Fewer fire stations ...
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Before the latest firestorm, LA had been warned that its Fire Department is too small
It's about decades of neglect of the LAFD,” said Freddy Escobar ... According to the Citygate report, fire trucks are too often busy with medical calls, stretching call times for fires and ...
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How Los Angeles Is Getting Scorched by Its Homeless Problem
A 2021 fire is now viewed by some LA residents as a symbol of the city’s failure to control the spread of homeless ...
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Fallout continues after Mayor Bass removes Crowley as fire chief
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City President Freddy Escobar said his firefighters ... millions of dollars to purchase these fire engines and fire trucks, and we need the mechanics to fix ...
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Firefighters Demand Los Angeles Fire Chief be Reinstated
no trucks, no ambulances to put these extra firefighters on in order to go out to the fire," according to the LAWIF letter. United Firefighters of Los Angeles City President Freddy Escobar agrees ...
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How big should LAFD be?
It's about decades of neglect of the LAFD,” said Freddy Escobar ... According to the Citygate report, fire trucks are too often busy with medical calls, stretching call times for fires and ...
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Celebration of life held to honor man who died of cancer
LUBECK, W.Va. (WTAP) - A celebration of life event was held for a local man who passed after battling cancer. Jeff Horner ...
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LA fire union prez blasts Mayor Karen Bass for axing chief Kristin Crowley over wildfire response: ‘Scapegoat’
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City President Freddy Escobar was left outraged ... “In fact, we still have nearly 100 broken down fire engines, trucks, and ambulances in the maintenance ...
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Former LAFD Chief Crowley appeals Mayor Bass' decision to fire her
"We are outraged at the termination of Fire Chief Crowley,'' UFLAC President Freddie Escobar said last ... because we didn't have enough engines or trucks,'' Escobar said. Bass and City Council ...
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Los Angeles Fire Chief Terminated by Mayor Following Deadly Wildfires
the trucks, the ambulances." Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and ...