Times Investigation: Who gets hired as a firefighter?
In 2014, The Times uncovered unfair hiring practices at the LAFD and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, prompting an overhaul in how each agency hires new firefighters.
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Union representatives for the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s rank and file had a pointed response to reports of nepotism in the agency’s hiring practices: They announced their sponsorship of a “family day.”
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A second class of recruits hired after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s overhaul of the city’s firefighter hiring process is primarily white and overwhelmingly male, marking little progress toward the mayor’s pledge to diversify the Fire Department.
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A number of Los Angeles County Fire Department employees will face dismissal or lesser punishment as part of a crackdown on cheating in the agency’s hiring process, fire Chief Daryl Osby said Wednesday.
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department found itself Monday engulfed in a growing scandal after auditors uncovered evidence that the type of cheating that undermined the agency’s hiring process extended to promotional exams and other testing requirements, including for skills in emergency medical treatment.
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Los Angeles County auditors uncovered evidence that the type of cheating undermining the Fire Department’s hiring process extended to promotional exams and other testing requirements within the agency.
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The controversial process for hiring firefighters at the Los Angeles Fire Department needs another overhaul, according to a new study released Thursday.
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The first new Los Angeles Fire Department recruit class in five years is nearly all male and mostly white despite repeated promises by the agency to diversify its ranks, according to figures released Monday evening by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office.
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L.A. Fire Department hopefuls who submitted key paperwork more than one minute after the filing period opened were eliminated from consideration.
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Of the 70 recruits now in training, 13 are sons of firefighters and three are nephews, according to LAFD records. A probe is launched.
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The two, who oversaw hiring and training, have sons who advanced in the recruiting process. No wrongdoing is suspected, LAFD says.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti calls process ‘fatally flawed’ and acts amid concerns over nepotism and mismanagement.
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Some applicants who advanced to the final stages of the yearlong vetting say Mayor Garcetti’s decision to scrap the process is unfair to them.
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Citing personal reasons, Erica Juergens resigns from a class of recruits that was widely criticized for its selection process. The LAFD remains less than 3% female, as it was in 1995.
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More than 10,000 applicants are seeking to join the ranks of the Los Angeles Fire Department, according to data released Monday, as the city rushes to reboot a hiring process halted earlier this year amid concerns of nepotism and mismanagement.
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The Los Angeles Fire Commission adopted new rules Tuesday to prevent conflicts of interest and reform a firefighter hiring process that a city report called “tainted” by concerns of nepotism.
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State officials are investigating recent changes made to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s hiring process after a complaint from a white male applicant who says he was unfairly passed over.
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Offering six-figure pay and generous benefits, jobs at the Los Angeles County Fire Department are among the most sought-after in the field.
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The Los Angeles County fire chief Wednesday said he will overhaul the agency’s hiring procedures in response to a Times investigation that found that a large percentage of firefighters given jobs have family ties to the department.
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The Board of Supervisors on Wednesday created a “strike team” of monitors to oversee hiring by the Los Angeles County Fire Department in response to a Times investigation that found a disproportionate number of relatives in the ranks and evidence of cheating in recruitment.
