The claim: Photo shows Los Angeles Fire Department leadership team. A Jan. 8 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be three women in uniform posing for a photograph in ...

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year.

Several social media users have made posts accusing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of reducing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department in the wake of the fast-moving fires. "Karen Bass cut fire ...