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A dramatic scene unfolded Friday morning outside the union’s office, four days after the International Assn. of Fire Fighters ...
Three leaders of the Los Angeles Fire Department's labor union were suspended on Monday after an audit found nearly $800,000 ...
Leaders of the Los Angeles Fire Department's labor union were suspended from their posts Monday after a wide-ranging ...
Months after the January 2025 LA wildfires, top LA City Fire officials have been suspended after a financial investigation.
The suspended union president said he has a thumb drive that proves the money was properly spent, but when he went to drop it ...
The president of the Los Angeles firefighters' union was suspended over accusations of financial malpractice with union money ...
Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...
Findings from a forensic audit found that over $800,000 in credit card expenses by top union officials were unaccounted for ...
Amid staffing shortages, instead of hiring more personnel, the city has leaned on overtime to fill the gaps. Firefighters are ...
The Los Angeles Fire Department responds to more than 500,000 calls a year, or an average of more than 1,300 a day.
“Whatever they say I don’t have, I have,” he said. Read more:A Times investigation: LAFD union head made $540,000 in a year, with huge overtime payouts He said he compiled years of ...
Leaders of the Los Angeles Fire Department's labor union were suspended from their posts Monday after a wide-ranging ...