Posted on 01/16/2025 6:54:23 AM PST by V_TWIN
Staggering images appears to show around 100 fire trucks sitting idly in a Los Angeles repair lot as fires ravage the city.
LA's fire chief Kristin Crowley told Jake Tapper on CNN: 'Over the last 3 years, we have been clear that the fire department needs help.'
She added that she has emphasized how 'understaffed, under-resourced, and underfunded the LAFD is', adding: 'I rang the bell that these additional cuts could be very very devastating for our ability to provide public safety.'
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Fire trucks are overrated. What they really needed was more gay cafes and gay chorus groups.
Guarantee that if someone or some group offered to repair the trucks at no cost they would be turned down.
I’m just waiting for the day that this clown brigade of LAFD “leadership” repaints all the fire trucks pride colors!
They just haven’t thought of it. But now that you put the thought out there . . .
Maybe that’s the maintenance they are awaiting.
I wonder to what degree they are actually in a priority queue to BE repaired or if some are awaiting funding to be found to pay for them to get into the active repair process?
“if someone or some group offered to repair the trucks at no cost they would be turned down”
IOW, never let a good kickback opportunity go to waste......it IS the democrat way after all.
In their infinite wisdom, LA county moved millions in funding for fire rescue to the homeless.....who knows who got their beak wet when that happened.
The $$ was diverted to “help the homeless” - homelessness has increased during Karen Bass’s reign:
“LA budgeted $837 million for the firefighters in fiscal year 2023-2024 — which was shockingly 65% of the $1.3 billion slated for the homeless, according to Fox News.
A city comptroller study found that nearly half of that funding went unused, according to the outlet.”
Karen Bass has already said she plans on running in 2026 for reelection. Wouldn’t surprise me if the very ones she burned out of their homes due to her incompetence fund raise for her.
I saw this on Fox this morning. “Can’t find mechanics”, I’ll finish it with my own words....because the city won’t pay above what the free market does.
Little late from the bull dyke, but she’s barking now about being underfunded. I like it when they turn on one another.
Bass and the city council totally own this, but will anything be done?
Fire trucks are overrated. What they really needed was more gay cafes and gay chorus groups.
That’s what they bought when they cut the Fire dept budget
Bass and Newsom are both facing growing recall efforts.....not that anything will come of it.
Re pic.....Washington DC......figures.
LA’s fire chief Kristin Crowley told Jake Tapper on CNN: ‘Over the last 3 years, we have been clear that the fire department needs help.’
She added that she has emphasized how ‘understaffed, under-resourced, and underfunded the LAFD is’, adding: ‘I rang the bell that these additional cuts could be very very devastating for our ability to provide public safety.’
Nothing will come of their future political aspirations as well.
“Nothing will come of their future political aspirations as well”
From your lips to God’s ears my friend
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