Surge in sick calls from LA city first responders
The City of Los Angeles is seeing a high volume of first responders calling in sick.
Sick calls related to COVID-19 sideline more than 1,700 Los Angeles first responders
Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke alongside the chiefs of the Los Angeles fire and police departments Thursday to assure the public that the departments remain at adequate staffing levels to keep Angelenos safe, despite hundreds of personnel quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19.
505 LAPD, 299 LAFD employees currently out of action due to COVID-19
Officials said Thursday that 505 LAPD and 299 LAFD employees are currently out of action due to COVID-19.
LAFD Captain calls vaccine mandate 'tyranny,' prompting internal investigation
A captain with LAFD is under fire from his own department after comments on social media calling the city's vaccine mandate a "tyranny."
Explosion rocks South LA neighborhood, injuring at least 16 people
A bomb squad truck carrying confiscated illegal fireworks exploded unexpectedly, blowing out windows and destroying nearby cars in a South Los Angeles neighborhood.
LAFD: Over half of fires are related to homeless encampments
The figures came out on the same day that the department started a pilot program to deal with the problem in the Venice boardwalk area.
Confusion continues over COVID-19 vaccine rollout
As majority of LA County-run vaccine sites are only offering second doses this week, LAFD is administering sites where they offer vaccine for residents looking for either doses.
Firefighters give Christmas presents to fire victims
Firefighters wanted to give the kids a big Christmas after what has been a nightmare month for the little ones.