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L.A. City Council Reverses Fire Dept. Staffing Shift

05/08/2013

Los Angeles officials have appropriated $1.6M to reverse a controversial staffing plan that removed firefighters from engines to work on ambulances.

Los Angeles officials have...

05/08/2013

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LAFD Billing Firm Investigated for Patient Data Leak

11/29/2012

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A federal investigation is examining whether information was obtained illegally on hundreds of patients who rode in Los Angeles Fire Department ambulances.

A federal investigation is...

11/29/2012

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Patient Killed, Two EMTs Injured in Calif. Ambulance Crash

07/12/2015

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The ambulance had been transporting a man in his 70s for "what appeared to be a non-life-threatening medical appointment."

The ambulance had been...

07/12/2015

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LAFD Bias Suits Costly for Taxpayers

05/04/2015

David Zahniser ;

Voters established a watchdog at the Fire Department to review the agency's handling of employee misconduct cases. What they got instead were more employee lawsuits.

Voters established a watchdog at...

05/04/2015

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L.A. Officials Reach Tentative Pay Deal With Firefighters Union

10/20/2014

David Zahniser ;

The proposed two-year deal would address a decades-old pay disparity that has left firefighters earning 2% less than their counterparts in the Police Department.

The proposed two-year deal would...

10/20/2014

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New Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Confirmed

08/09/2014

David Zahniser ;

Ralph Terrazas is taking charge of a department that has faced criticism over its slow progress in hiring women and minorities, lagging response times and outdated technology.

Ralph Terrazas is taking charge...

08/09/2014

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L.A. Budget Plan Adds Firefighters, Overhauls 911 Dispatch

04/15/2014

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David Zahniser ;

Emily Alpert Reyes ;

The revamped dispatch operation would unify police and fire emergency call centers and replace some uniformed firefighters with civilian phone operators.

The revamped dispatch operation...

04/15/2014

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L.A. Fire Commanders Reassigned in Wake of Recruitment Scandal

03/01/2014

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David Zahniser ;

Robert J. Lopez ;

There is no indication that the two commanders sought to influence the process on behalf of their sons, who both advanced during a recruitment process that's recently come under scrutiny.

There is no indication that the...

03/01/2014

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LAFD Chief Resigns in Response-Time Fallout

10/11/2013

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David Zahniser ;

Michael Finnegan ;

Chief Brian Cummings never fully recovered from the revelation that the department's highly touted 911 response times were inaccurate.

Chief Brian Cummings never fully...

10/11/2013