Marc Bashoor, former chief of Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department ... in 2019 found that LAFD overtime costs climbed from nearly $166 million in fiscal year 2014-15 to almost $193 million ...

As a result of the call volume, LAFD response times have increased citywide. EMS and non-EMS responders both took a minute longer in January 2023 compared to January 2016. In January of this year ...