LA fire chief ousted as mayor claims 1,000 firefighters were sent home the day wildfires began ravaging the city

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The fire chief said in televised interviews that her department was underfunded and understaffed and emergency vehicles had been idled because the LAFD didn’t have the mechanics to fix them. Read More
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MIchael R. Blood, The Associated Press