LAFD and DEI hiring practices
Los Angeles Fire Departmen gave priority to equity and inclusion and now the city is burning under the management of a DEI hire. They went woke and now they don´t even have working fire hydrants.
Broache73 · 51-55, F
Boy, How's all the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion working out for you?! Quite honestly, I've been done with it since I saw it for what it was to begin with. If we treated everyone as Individuals to begin with instead of belonging to a certain Group and that they supposedly derive their "Rights" because of that Group, no one would be suffering the unintentional consequences subsequent to this today.
Did anyone honestly and really believe that anything was going to be any different from what Maui Residents suffered the consequences of?! Survey says; No way!
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Did anyone honestly and really believe that anything was going to be any different from what Maui Residents suffered the consequences of?! Survey says; No way!
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SatanBurger · 36-40, FVIP
@BohemianBabe Oh yeah I forgot she was female and gay. I was just concentrating on her accomplishments but forgot that conservatives don't care about that. His comment makes sense now.
trollslayer · 46-50, M
@SatanBurger you mean the comment that he is a bigot?
SatanBurger · 36-40, FVIP
@trollslayer I was referring to this comment above:
do you actually go from one idiotic concept ... '22 years' to the next 'accomplishments'
But I dunno what it means because to me it's word salad but I did mention that the fire chief was a 22 year veteran. But his comment makes sense if you consider that conservatives don't recognize female and LGBT achievements in the first place so he might be poking fun or whatever. Then it makes sense in that context.
I sometimes forget that cons practice identity politics while facts don't matter like actual actions.
do you actually go from one idiotic concept ... '22 years' to the next 'accomplishments'
But I dunno what it means because to me it's word salad but I did mention that the fire chief was a 22 year veteran. But his comment makes sense if you consider that conservatives don't recognize female and LGBT achievements in the first place so he might be poking fun or whatever. Then it makes sense in that context.
I sometimes forget that cons practice identity politics while facts don't matter like actual actions.
SatanBurger · 36-40, FVIP
22 year veteran with experience as a Firefighter, Paramedic, Engineer, Fire Inspector, Captain I, Captain II, Battalion Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, Chief Deputy, and Fire Chief.
Wow that's actually impressive. What have you done with your life dear? Inquiring minds want to know.
Wow that's actually impressive. What have you done with your life dear? Inquiring minds want to know.
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SatanBurger · 36-40, FVIP
What have you done with your life?
Here's the person it is talking about:
https://lafd.org/about/organization/fire-chief
Here's the person it is talking about:
As a 22-year veteran of the LAFD, Chief Crowley has proven her credibility and character by promoting through the ranks. She served as a Firefighter, Paramedic, Engineer, Fire Inspector, Captain I, Captain II, Battalion Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, Chief Deputy, and Fire Chief.
She has gained valuable experience in both field assignments on emergency apparatus and administrative duty in multiple areas within the Department. Before her appointment, she served as a Chief Officer for nine years as the Commander of Battalion 13 (South Los Angeles), Battalion 6 (San Pedro), the Professional Standards Division, Fire Prevention and Public Safety Bureau, and Administrative Operations.
Chief Crowley has been instrumental in the LAFD’s youth development program. She has served as the program director on two youth fire academies in the harbor and valley areas in the City. This program has trained over 1,000 LAUSD students from local high schools on the fundamentals of becoming a firefighter focusing on graduating from high school and having good citizenship.
She served as an executive board member for the Chief Officers’ Association and The Women in the Fire Service. Chief Crowley chairs the Fire Code Committee for Los Angeles and serves at the Los Angeles Fire Department Leadership Academy as a facilitator and instructor.
Creating, supporting, and promoting a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and equity while striving to meet and exceed the expectations of the communities are Chief Crowley’s priorities, and she is grateful for the opportunity to serve the City of Los Angeles.
She has gained valuable experience in both field assignments on emergency apparatus and administrative duty in multiple areas within the Department. Before her appointment, she served as a Chief Officer for nine years as the Commander of Battalion 13 (South Los Angeles), Battalion 6 (San Pedro), the Professional Standards Division, Fire Prevention and Public Safety Bureau, and Administrative Operations.
Chief Crowley has been instrumental in the LAFD’s youth development program. She has served as the program director on two youth fire academies in the harbor and valley areas in the City. This program has trained over 1,000 LAUSD students from local high schools on the fundamentals of becoming a firefighter focusing on graduating from high school and having good citizenship.
She served as an executive board member for the Chief Officers’ Association and The Women in the Fire Service. Chief Crowley chairs the Fire Code Committee for Los Angeles and serves at the Los Angeles Fire Department Leadership Academy as a facilitator and instructor.
Creating, supporting, and promoting a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and equity while striving to meet and exceed the expectations of the communities are Chief Crowley’s priorities, and she is grateful for the opportunity to serve the City of Los Angeles.
https://lafd.org/about/organization/fire-chief
Therealsteve · 31-35, M
@SatanBurger What have I done with my life? I've managed an ambulance unit, set up and ran Malaysia's largest school for mentally challenged children, an ESOL school, Malaysia's largest food bank for the homeless. I'm also a classical pianist
beckyromero · 36-40, F
How did "wokeness" contribute to an empty reservoir?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/as-flames-raged-in-palisades-a-key-reservoir-nearby-was-offline
Stop dissing the people who actually manned the fire hoses and risked their lives fighting the fires.
If you want to point fingers, I just gave you something to point at.
A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the Los Angeles water supply system was out of use when a ferocious wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and other structures nearby, The Times found.
Officials said that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades.
The revelation comes among growing questions about why firefighters ran out of water while battling the blaze. The Times reported early Wednesday that numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving firefighters struggling with low water pressure as they combated the flames.
Officials said that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades.
The revelation comes among growing questions about why firefighters ran out of water while battling the blaze. The Times reported early Wednesday that numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving firefighters struggling with low water pressure as they combated the flames.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/as-flames-raged-in-palisades-a-key-reservoir-nearby-was-offline
Stop dissing the people who actually manned the fire hoses and risked their lives fighting the fires.
If you want to point fingers, I just gave you something to point at.
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calicuz · 56-60, M
Oh gawd........ here we go again. 🙄
It couldn't possibly be that mankind is partially to blame for his troubles. 🙄
For those who don't read books, or believe that scientists are conspiring against conservatives, the forest is supposed to burn, that's how nature cleans up the forest.
And for those who claim to be Conservative Christians, but have never read a Bible, God created the Earth to be self sustaining, and forest fires are a part of that process. Mankind is not supposed to be fighting fires, mankind is supposed to be a "steward of the Earth." We are supposed to be taking care of the environment. So it would seem to me that mankind is the problem here, by not letting the forest burn as God intended.
It couldn't possibly be that mankind is partially to blame for his troubles. 🙄
For those who don't read books, or believe that scientists are conspiring against conservatives, the forest is supposed to burn, that's how nature cleans up the forest.
And for those who claim to be Conservative Christians, but have never read a Bible, God created the Earth to be self sustaining, and forest fires are a part of that process. Mankind is not supposed to be fighting fires, mankind is supposed to be a "steward of the Earth." We are supposed to be taking care of the environment. So it would seem to me that mankind is the problem here, by not letting the forest burn as God intended.
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trollslayer · 46-50, M
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MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@Underconstruction None of it is true, but your dedication to misinformation is notable. Keep fantasizing.
Now, for a real story: In more DEI news, last year, Texas was freezing under their DEI hire of the Texas governor (in a wheel chair) who left the state without power as DEI elected Ted Cruz flew to Mexico to keep warm and blamed his kids. Although Texas has not experienced the cold weather that occurred last year (at least not yet), their DEI hires have done nothing to improve the Texas power griid. Meanwhile, the DEI elected Death DeSantis (he's super-short) has left the state of Florida with unaffordable home insurance policies.
Now, for a real story: In more DEI news, last year, Texas was freezing under their DEI hire of the Texas governor (in a wheel chair) who left the state without power as DEI elected Ted Cruz flew to Mexico to keep warm and blamed his kids. Although Texas has not experienced the cold weather that occurred last year (at least not yet), their DEI hires have done nothing to improve the Texas power griid. Meanwhile, the DEI elected Death DeSantis (he's super-short) has left the state of Florida with unaffordable home insurance policies.
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
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Wireman · 31-35, M
This happens in most countries, is their plan working!
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beckyromero · 36-40, F
@Royricky09
I repeat: The firefighters have NOTHING to do with lack of water pressure and power outages to pump water.
BUDGET and FUNDING decisions for a city or county's infrastructure are not made by the Fire Department. They are made by local elected officials and/or the voters. What part of that don't you understand?
I repeat: The firefighters have NOTHING to do with lack of water pressure and power outages to pump water.
BUDGET and FUNDING decisions for a city or county's infrastructure are not made by the Fire Department. They are made by local elected officials and/or the voters. What part of that don't you understand?
@beckyromero Maam, that's why you hire the decision makers at top.
This is just the understanding people have, what happens behind the doors, you never know..
That comes out when something like that happens.
This is just the understanding people have, what happens behind the doors, you never know..
That comes out when something like that happens.
SatanBurger · 36-40, FVIP
@beckyromero Apparently it's extra hard to understand
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@beckyromero
Hmm... first you post a YouTube clip where MSNBC's O'Donnell goes on and on about how impossible it is to do ANYTHING about the Cali wildfires, and then you complain that my common-sense plan won't cover EVERYTHING. 🙄
"Curiouser and curiouser," said Alice. 🙄 🙄
Yes, indeed, Becky.
FYI, here is the specific list of the approximately 5000 CA municipalities I had in mind above. Paradise is on it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_California
And Laguna is on that list as well.
And speaking of Laguna, from your reference:
"Prior to the Laguna Fire and the other concurrent wildfires in Southern California, there had been six years of drought conditions. These were followed by a wet winter in 1992–1993, which let grass and brush grow before it dried again in the hot summer of 1993. This left much dead and dry vegetation to burn.[3][2]:2 A proposed controlled burn to reduce the built-up fuels several years earlier had never been carried out." [boldface added]
And it seems that nothing significant has been done
in that regard in the 30-odd years since. 🙄 🙄 🙄
And no, my bulldozer would not have stopped the Laguna fire once it started, but state and local officials might have prevented it before it started, if they had been even remotely competent.
P.S. Do try to bring your floundering arguments at least up to the level of your AI creation, which was pretty good. 🤭
"Oh, I get it. You will just let all the homes of people who actually LIVE in those forests that don't meet your criteria go up in smoke."
Hmm... first you post a YouTube clip where MSNBC's O'Donnell goes on and on about how impossible it is to do ANYTHING about the Cali wildfires, and then you complain that my common-sense plan won't cover EVERYTHING. 🙄
"Curiouser and curiouser," said Alice. 🙄 🙄
"The Camp Fire in 2018, north of Sacramento, killed 85 people. Would Paradise be on your list for protection?"
Yes, indeed, Becky.
FYI, here is the specific list of the approximately 5000 CA municipalities I had in mind above. Paradise is on it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_Fire_(1993)
"Think your bulldozer could have stopped that fire?"
"Think your bulldozer could have stopped that fire?"
And Laguna is on that list as well.
And speaking of Laguna, from your reference:
"Prior to the Laguna Fire and the other concurrent wildfires in Southern California, there had been six years of drought conditions. These were followed by a wet winter in 1992–1993, which let grass and brush grow before it dried again in the hot summer of 1993. This left much dead and dry vegetation to burn.[3][2]:2 A proposed controlled burn to reduce the built-up fuels several years earlier had never been carried out." [boldface added]
And it seems that nothing significant has been done
in that regard in the 30-odd years since. 🙄 🙄 🙄
And no, my bulldozer would not have stopped the Laguna fire once it started, but state and local officials might have prevented it before it started, if they had been even remotely competent.
P.S. Do try to bring your floundering arguments at least up to the level of your AI creation, which was pretty good. 🤭
beckyromero · 36-40, F
@Thinkerbell
Wel, I did make sure your outfit was the correct color.
What's your plan for the inevitable mudslides that will take place when it does eventually rain?
at least up to the level of your AI creation, which was pretty good.
Wel, I did make sure your outfit was the correct color.
What's your plan for the inevitable mudslides that will take place when it does eventually rain?
beckyromero · 36-40, F
@Thinkerbell
By the way, LAFD has 10 bulldozers. CAL FIRE has 62 statewide.
How many will you need to do what you want to do?
And if you manage to create a successful fire break (or a fire happens to occur near one), you still need to get fire crews to the scene protect the break. And they often cannot get there in time.
Oh, and I didn't say I agreed with everything O'Donnell said. I believe that SOMETHINGS can help mitigate the amount of damage. Even 10% - 15% should be considered a victory given the conditions.
The reason for posting the clip was the general nature of the Santa Ana winds.
By the way, LAFD has 10 bulldozers. CAL FIRE has 62 statewide.
How many will you need to do what you want to do?
And if you manage to create a successful fire break (or a fire happens to occur near one), you still need to get fire crews to the scene protect the break. And they often cannot get there in time.
The 2017 Thomas Fire progressed far beyond over 70 miles of fuel breaks as well as three major highways as it moved from Santa Paula to Santa Barbara. The fire progressed far too quickly for firefighters to access these existing fuel breaks in time. The limited firefighting resources that were available were instead deployed to urban areas to protect lives and properties.
- Los Padres Forest WatchOh, and I didn't say I agreed with everything O'Donnell said. I believe that SOMETHINGS can help mitigate the amount of damage. Even 10% - 15% should be considered a victory given the conditions.
The reason for posting the clip was the general nature of the Santa Ana winds.
Moneyonmymind · 31-35, M
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You can see a tiny semblance of shame in that video when she was confronted with the truth, inside she wants to run and hide - but it's there...
[media=https://youtu.be/ogJQo751x5s]
Shame serves a purpose, it tells us something is wrong. You can see she's trying to cover it as she has constituents to appease. At least there's that - shameless corrupt 'leaders' like Gavin Newscum and Nancy Piglosi have zer0 shame and are proud of it. They don't care if their policies hurt people, they hate America. There's a special place in the seventh level of Hell for these people. Stay far away from these cancerous scabs and their tumorous agitators.
You can see a tiny semblance of shame in that video when she was confronted with the truth, inside she wants to run and hide - but it's there...
[media=https://youtu.be/ogJQo751x5s]
Shame serves a purpose, it tells us something is wrong. You can see she's trying to cover it as she has constituents to appease. At least there's that - shameless corrupt 'leaders' like Gavin Newscum and Nancy Piglosi have zer0 shame and are proud of it. They don't care if their policies hurt people, they hate America. There's a special place in the seventh level of Hell for these people. Stay far away from these cancerous scabs and their tumorous agitators.
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