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Melanie Hicken
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Senior Investigative Writer, CNN
Los Angeles
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El Departamento de Bomberos de Los Ángeles, entre los más escasos de personal en EE.UU, según análisis de datos
By Blake Ellis Verified, Melanie Hicken Verified, Kyung Lah Verified, Anna-Maja Rappard Verified|Lee News CentralVerifiedMenos de un mes antes de que los incendios arrasaran Los Ángeles, un grupo de bomberos veteranos se reunió en el Ayuntamiento para pedir más recursos. Estaban en un “punto de quiebre,” dijo uno. Otro reveló que camiones de bomberos de US$ 1 millón estaban inactivos porque los recortes presupuestarios habían reducido el número de mecánicos disponibles para repararlos.
By Blake Ellis Verified, Melanie Hicken Verified, Kyung Lah Verified, Anna-Maja Rappard Verified|WXOW-TV (La Crosse, WI)Verified(CNN) — Less than a month before fires swept across Los Angeles, a group of longtime firefighters gathered at City Hall to plead for more resources. They were at a “breaking point,” one said. Another revealed that million-dollar fire trucks sat idle because budget cuts had shrunk the number of mechanics available to fix them. “I’m going to say what people can’t say,” said Freddy Escobar, president of the city’s fire union and a veteran firefighter.
El Departamento de Bomberos de Los Ángeles, entre los más escasos de personal en EE.UU, según análisis de datos
By Blake Ellis Verified, Melanie Hicken Verified, Kyung Lah Verified, Anna-Maja Rappard Verified|Lee News CentralVerifiedMenos de un mes antes de que los incendios arrasaran Los Ángeles, un grupo de bomberos veteranos se reunió en el Ayuntamiento para pedir más recursos. Estaban en un “punto de quiebre,” dijo uno. Otro reveló que camiones de bomberos de US$ 1 millón estaban inactivos porque los recortes presupuestarios habían reducido el número de mecánicos disponibles para repararlos.
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CNN
CNN Business is the business news division of CNN, which was founded in 1980 as the first 24-hour cable news channel. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CNN is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN Business provides extensive coverage of global financial markets, economic trends, corporate news, technology, and personal finance. The platform offers a range of content formats, including real-time news articles, video segments, live broadcasts, market data, and financial analysis tools. It also features special reports on significant economic events and corporate developments. CNN Business serves individual investors, business professionals, and general audiences by delivering reliable and timely information to support informed financial decisions and understanding of market dynamics.
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