Fact Check: Did California Donate Firefighting Equipment to Ukraine?
Comments about the donations have been shared on social media as firefighters battle multiple devastating blazes in the Los Angeles region.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will send firefighters to California after Trump Jr. jab
Donald Trump Jr. jabbed the Los Angeles County Fire Department for sending spare equipment to Ukraine in 2022.
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Zelenskyy offers firefighting help from Ukraine for Los Angeles-area wildfires: "Nothing short of extraordinary"
In the wake of multiple wildfires that have torched tens of thousands of acres of Los Angeles County, local firefighters and ...
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Zelenskyy offers to send Ukrainian firefighters to LA
Jr., amplified the X post of another user who brought attention to a donation of surplus equipment the Los Angeles Fire Department sent to Ukraine in early 2022 Zelenskyy said the offer to send ...
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No, LA Fire Department isn't using women's handbags to put out fires | Fact check
The department said in a 2022 press release the supplies were all surplus, and ABC7 News reported the items were previously "sitting in storage." NBC News reported in April 2022 that fire departments ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...