Los Angeles County Fire Department’s decision to donate surplus firefighting equipment to Ukraine in 2022 is being met with heavy criticism as California faces a barrage of wildfires in 2024.
With thousands of acres scorched, homes lost, and first responders stretched to their limits, the timing of this earlier “humanitarian” gesture has now come back to haunt the state.
In March 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) joined a national effort to collect and donate surplus equipment and gear to support first responders in Ukraine.
This initiative involved gathering items such as hoses, nozzles, turnouts, helmets, body armor, and other personal protective equipment to address shortages faced by Ukrainian emergency services during the conflict.
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>Los Angeles County Fire Department’s decision to donate surplus firefighting equipment to Ukraine in 2022 is being met with heavy criticism as California faces a barrage of wildfires in 2024.
>With thousands of acres scorched, homes lost, and first responders stretched to their limits, the timing of this earlier “humanitarian” gesture has now come back to haunt the state.
>In March 2022, the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) joined a national effort to collect and donate surplus equipment and gear to support first responders in Ukraine.
>This initiative involved gathering items such as hoses, nozzles, turnouts, helmets, body armor, and other personal protective equipment to address shortages faced by Ukrainian emergency services during the conflict.
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[Source](https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/you-cant-make-this-up-los-angeles-county/)
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