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Committee votes to advance bond measure aimed at repairing and expanding fire services
Summary
The Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to advance a bond measure to fund Los Angeles Fire Department station repairs, new stations and equipment after union representatives and council members outlined staffing shortfalls and aging infrastructure.
The Public Safety Committee voted 5-0 to adopt a motion advancing a bond measure intended to fund Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) infrastructure, station repairs and equipment as well as to support staffing needs.
Committee members moved the measure forward after testimony from firefighters' union leaders and council members who said the department has not kept pace with decades of population growth and rising emergency demand.
Union officials and firefighters described long-term understaffing, aging stations and unmet maintenance needs. Richard Ramírez, second vice president of UFLAC 112 and a paramedic, said the department has answered many more calls while losing stations and…
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