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Los Angeles Fire Department funding cut by $17.6M

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  • Social media users criticize LA Mayor for cutting fire department funding by $17.6M
  • The LAFD's budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year decreased by $17.6M
  • The department's total annual budget is almost $820M
  • Other departments are also responding to the wildfires
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  • The LA Mayor Karen Bass has been accused of cutting funding for the city's fire department by $17.6 million, which is a small fraction of the department's total annual budget of almost $820 million.
  • The LA fire department had to put out a plea for off-duty firefighters to help battle multiple blazes tearing through the city, as tens of thousands of residents fled and strained resources.
  • Critics on social media were quick to blame Bass for resources being strained as the disaster unfolded, citing her budget cuts for the Fire Department and the elimination of LA's Emergency Management Department's positions.
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  • Mayor Karen Bass was in Africa attending the inauguration of Ghana's president while wildfires ravaged Los Angeles
  • Many social media users criticized her for being 7,400 miles away during the disaster
  • She left a reporter without answering questions about the wildfires upon her return to Los Angeles
New York PostNew York Post
  • Actor Jamie Lee Curtis emotionally talks about the Pacific Palisades fire during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  • Actor Steve Guttenberg describes the wildfires as something he has never seen before in his entire life
  • The Hills stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag lost their home in the fire, with Pratt sharing a heartbreaking detail about his son's bed burning in the shape of a heart
NewsweekNewsweek
  • Several celebrities have lost their homes in the wildfires, including actors Cameron Mathison, Adam Brody, Leighton Meester, Anna Farris, and Billy Crystal, as well as singer Paris Hilton.
  • Many of the celebrities have expressed their heartbreak over losing their homes, which held cherished memories and sentimental value.
  • The Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass, has declared a state of emergency and is providing resources and shelter for those impacted by the fires.
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  • The LAFD's budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year decreased by $17.6 million from the previous year, but this is a small fraction of the department's total annual budget of almost $820 million.
  • The decrease in funding did not affect the hiring of firefighters and the Emergency Appointment Paramedic Program, which are critical for medical emergencies, the majority of calls to the fire department.
  • Mayor Bass defended the budget, stating that it prioritizes the city's family by continuing to hire for critical positions, including police officers and firefighters, while eliminating some of the department's vacant positions.
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