Compton firefighters picketed at City Hall because they say the department is underfunded, resulting in aging infrastructure at stations, outdated equipment and staffing issues.
They picketed at City Hall Tuesday because they say the department is underfunded, resulting in aging infrastructure at stations, outdated equipment and staffing issues.
"Our stations are broken down, our equipment is broken down. We're not hiring. We're not looking into why we're having retention issues." City budgets show Compton's fire department has seen a 23% decrease in funds from about 19.2 million in fiscal year 2019 to 14.7 million in fiscal year 2022. All this, for a department that's among the top five busiest in the state, responding to an average of about 10,000 calls per year according to the city's website.
"We just don't have the money to do everything at one time, so we're trying to put a plan in place to address the concerns of the fire department," said Compton Mayor Emma Sharif.
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