Los Angeles’s incompetent leadership turned the city into a ticking time bomb for massive fire damage.

For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the Los Angeles Fire Department had a budget of around $837 million. Los Angeles spent more money on homelessness — around $961 million. LAFD is also forced to spend its own resources and money from its own budget to deal with homelessness.

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