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Search results for "LAFD" ...
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Life on the Line: 911 Breakdowns at the LAFD
This series of investigative stories paired textbook investigative techniques with a ground-breaking data analysis to document deep-rooted problems in a safety net millions of Angelenos rely on when they dial 911.
Tags: fire department; responders; first-response
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The Gender Boondoggle
Christine Pelisek probed a department steeped in tradition yet struggling to improve its image following a series of fire house pranks and allegations of racism and cover-ups. The result was a fascinating, controversial story that helped fuel calls for an inspector general or independent assessor to review the LAFD's problems with minorities and women. A proposal linked to this story was slated for the 2009 Los Angeles municipal ballot
Tags: fire departments; discrimination; women; minorities; Los Angeles Fire Department; racism
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The Scourge of Skid Row
In Los Angeles' Skid Row, the lives of police, firefighters, social workers and homeless people are threatened by a staph infection outbreak. Yet the country health department has done little to assist, even as L.A. firefighters and police, as well as a doctor, chaplain and employees at local homeless Missions were infected.
Tags: Staph; LAPD; LAFD; Skid Row; staph outbreak; staph infection