Freddy Escobar, the former head of the labor union representing LAFD firefighters, visits Station 26. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The parent organization of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s ...

A Los Angeles fire union president had warned the city about staffing shortfalls prior to the deadly fires that have ravaged the county for more than a week, according to a new interview. Freddy ...

The head of the union representing Los Angeles Fire Department employees took home more than half a million dollars last year, a Los Angeles Times investigation found. In 2022, the most recent year ...

Freddy Escobar (left) president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Credit: Damian Dovarganes via AP Photos Freddy Escobar (left) president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City On ...

The president and two other top officers of the Los Angeles Fire Department's labor union were suspended from their posts Monday after an investigation by the union's parent organization found ...

Freddy Escobar, president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, broke down in tears Tuesday as he was interviewed by CNN national correspondent Kyung Lah about the staffing shortfalls he ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After the Palisades fire broke out in January, the head of the powerful firefighters union, Freddy Escobar, ...

LOS ANGELES — The president and two other top officers of the Los Angeles Fire Department's labor union were suspended from their posts Monday after an investigation by the union's parent organization ...