The announcement by the U.S. attorney's office comes amid calls by groups representing Black, Latino and female firefighters for an investigation into allegations of discrimination against L.A. City fire employees.
The U.S. Justice Department is “carefully reviewing” allegations by organizations of Black and Latino members of the Los Angeles Fire Department that the agency has engaged in civil rights violations and other wrongdoing in its treatment of employees.
Larson said in an interview Tuesday that she has experienced bias as a Black woman in the department, including when a white firefighter challenged her decision to pursue the battalion chief position. According to documents and interviews, Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas’ executive staff did not file a complaint against Mathis for three days, even though department policy requires immediate action when a firefighter is suspected of being intoxicated. In addition, a retroactive entry in Mathis’ timekeeping records listed him as being on sick leave the day he was reported to be under the influence while at headquarters overseeing the LAFD’s emergency operations, documents obtained by The Times show.
Butler and Stentorians President Gerald Durant said the Mathis case illustrated a broader pattern under Terrazas of nonwhite firefighters being held to a higher standard in the department, including on discipline. They cited the case of a Black firefighter who was forced to resign this year after being accused — falsely, the firefighter claims — of missing a mandatory Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
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