Crime & Safety
Firefighter Responds to Overtime-Pay Criticism
'We are not just sitting around firehouses watching television,' Battalion Chief Stephen Ruda says.
With a battle raging over the city's proposed cuts in the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget, Battalion Chief Stephen Ruda, who is in charge of Sherman Oaks and other Valley communities, responds to press criticism that overtime earned by Los Angeles firefighters is excessive, and disputes stories suggesting that firefighters are sitting around the firehouse watching TV.
Listen to Ruda's comments in this video.
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