Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months she ousted the ...
Q: Today while driving on the 405 Freeway, I noticed a city fire truck in Los Angeles County. It was not an emergency fire truck, but an equipment truck with boxes, tanks, and miscellaneous stuff.
In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks.