Firefighter helps rescue dog while battling Eaton Fire: 'I need to find that dog'
While entire neighborhoods were ablaze in Altadena, California, on Wednesday, a scared dog named Max barked at the ...
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NYC firefighter who once boasted about fighting seven cops is arrested for DWI
An off-duty city firefighter who once bragged that it took seven cops to arrest him during a 2011 street party was busted again Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated, police said.
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Firefighter Shuts Down Elon Musk to His Face
Last night in a bizarre press-conference-for-one, a member of the LA County Fire Command Team schooled Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the basic physics of water pressure — and shut down his racist ...
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L.A. Private Firefighters Are a Class War Flashpoint, but the Reality Is More Complicated
While social media amplifies (and attacks) wealthy homeowners offering to "pay any amount" for mitigation — and such outfits do certainly exist — most private firefighters work for utilities ...
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Cops nab burglar dressed as firefighter as 29 arrested, many for looting, during LA wildfires
Arrests are soaring in fire-ravaged Los Angeles County, mainly for looting — with one guy caught dressed as a firefighter while stealing from a home — prompting more National Guard reinforcements.
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It’s cruel to suggest L.A.’s firefighters aren’t doing enough. I should know.
Like many around the United States and certainly in California, I’ve been glued to the TV, radio and social media watching the wildfire tragedy unfold in and around Los Angeles. And, as a ...
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Kim Kardashian wants higher pay rate for inmate firefighters: ‘I see them as heroes’
Kim Kardashian, who has increasingly used her celebrity to advocate for criminal justice reform, is calling for higher pay for California’s incarcerated firefighters who are battling L.A.’s ...
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Why Incarcerated Firefighters Are Battling the L.A. Wildfires
As fires continue to blaze across Los Angeles, more than 12,000 personnel have been deployed to support the ongoing firefight. Among those attempting to quell these fires are incarcerated persons ...
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California relying on prisoners, Mexico to provide firefighters to battle Los Angeles wildfires
California has deployed firefighters from Mexico as well as nearly 1,000 prison inmates to help combat deadly wildfires exploding across Los Angeles since last week. "As of today, 939 Fire Camp ...
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‘Will Pay Any Amount’: Private Firefighters Are in Demand in L.A.
Hiring a private fire crew costs thousands of dollars a day, and most work through government contracts or with insurance companies. Some wealthy property owners are calling them in directly.
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As wildfires rage, private firefighters join the fight for the fortunate few
When devastating wildfires erupted across Los Angeles County this week, David Torgerson’s team of firefighters went to work. The thousands of city, county and state firefighters dispatched to ...