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The LAFD has not answered questions about exactly which engines were unusable and what was wrong with them. And city officials have slow-walked releasing maintenance records for each of the agency’s 195 engines.
Domingo Albarran Jr. acknowledged to The Times that he underreported the sale price to the DMV because he did not want to pay taxes, and said he misread the odometer and mistakenly plugged in the wrong mileage.
The International Assn. of Fire Fighters late last year suspended Adam Walker from the influential office of secretary of UFLAC and accused him of improperly depositing about $75,000 into his personal accounts, internal IAFF records show.
The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former fire chiefs said.
Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.
Fire officials made the critical decision to forgo calling in scores of extra firefighters and equipment in the hours before the fire, according to internal documents reviewed by The Times.
In Rolling Hills, 35 homes are set to lose gas Monday, then 50 homes are expected to lose electricity by Wednesday.
MLB insiders and experts on sports ethics say the handling of the Ippei Mizuhara affair is a case study in how not to deal with the challenge of illicit betting by players.
Tensions boiled over when findings of misconduct against a top California guard officer were overruled by Washington brass.
An unidentified person suffered critical injuries and two L.A. police officers were hurt when a patrol cruiser collided with a car in Jefferson Park.
