{"id":2389867,"date":"2025-01-13T18:35:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T23:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/las-dep-fire-chief-is-400k-year-dei-hire-who-said-she-would-blame-men-for-needing-to-be-rescued\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T18:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T23:37:02","slug":"las-dep-fire-chief-is-400k-year-dei-hire-who-said-she-would-blame-men-for-needing-to-be-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/las-dep-fire-chief-is-400k-year-dei-hire-who-said-she-would-blame-men-for-needing-to-be-rescued\/","title":{"rendered":"LA&#8217;s Dep. Fire Chief Is $400k\/Year DEI Hire Who Said She Would Blame Men for Needing to Be Rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flas-dep-fire-chief-is-400k-year-dei-hire-who-said-she-would-blame-men-for-needing-to-be-rescued%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389867&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-denounce-bidens-use-of-executive-action-to-launch-climate-corps\/\" title=\"Republicans criticize Biden&#039;s executive action to establish Climate Corps.\">ongoing wildfire crisis<\/a> in Los Angeles, highlighting the scrutiny faced by the Los angeles Fire Department\u200c (LAFD) regarding its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. It notably focuses on LAFD Assistant Chief Kristine Larson, who is noted for \u2064her commitment to DEI within \u200cthe association. Larson, who has made history as the first African American woman to hold several high-ranking positions in the LAFD, has gained attention for a controversial video\u200c where she joked about the strength of\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-mural-depicts-black-firefighter-as-white-now-shes-suing\/\" title=\"City Mural Depicts Black Firefighter As White. Now She\u2019s\u2019 Suing.\">female firefighters<\/a>. Her remarks drew criticism during a time\u2063 when the department was under pressure to effectively respond to\u2063 the wildfires consuming neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>The article argues that Larson&#8217;s focus on DEI has detracted from the LAFD&#8217;s primary mission of fire containment and public safety. \u2062It questions the priorities\u200b of the agency and suggests that Larson\u2019s high salary\u2014reportedly over $490,000\u2014reflects a bureaucratic inefficiency rather than effective leadership.\u200b The piece concludes by criticizing the\u2064 overall DEI movement, labeling \u2064it a distraction from essential emergency services, especially in the context of \u2063the current wildfires threatening the city.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The wildfires, which continue to devour Los Angeles neighborhoods, have placed the diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at the Los Angeles Fire Department under intense scrutiny as the agency struggles to contain the blazes.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one particular executive who perfectly demonstrated the way in which wokeness has distracted the LAFD from fighting fires and saving lives.<\/p>\n<p>LAFD Assistant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/developing-la-fire-chief-reportedly-says-going-fired-no-holds-barred-interview-mayors-office-denies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chief<\/a> Kristine Larson works in the &ldquo;Equity and Human Resources Bureau,&rdquo; where she has been a consistent evangelist for diversity policies within the agency, according to the LAFD <a href=\"https:\/\/lafd.org\/equity-and-human-resources-bureau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By way of background, Larson was the &ldquo;first African American woman to be promoted to the rank of Captain I, Captain II, Battalion Chief, Assistant Chief and Deputy Chief in the history of the LAFD.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She has a &ldquo;DEI certification program through Cornell University&rdquo; under her belt and participates in the &ldquo;International Association of Fire Chief&rsquo;s Diversity Executive Leadership Program,&rdquo; which seeks to &ldquo;advance DEI within the fire service.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Larson went viral in recent days, during which thousands of homes and properties have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-mayor-refuses-help-ny-firefighters-mexico-fire-crews-welcome-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devoured<\/a> by the wildfires, after a video of her calling for increasing the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">female firefighters resurfaced online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is [a woman] strong enough to do this?&rdquo; Larson mockingly asked in the video in an attempt to play the role of a hypothetical critic. &ldquo;You couldn&rsquo;t carry my husband out of a fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She then gave a snide and revealing answer: &ldquo;He got himself in the wrong place if I have to carry him out of a fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LAFD Assistant Chief Kristine Larson:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Am I able to carry your husband out of a fire? He got himself in the wrong place.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BofTVr6dWP\">pic.twitter.com\/BofTVr6dWP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1877458240050446339?\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Those comments indicate the failures of DEI in a nutshell.<\/p>\n<p>Larson proudly cares more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-promotes-liberal-agenda-at-george-mason-university\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris promotes liberal agenda at George Mason University\">surface-level diversity<\/a> of her agency over whether that agency can actually save people from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-realizes-said-californians-burning-death-harris-gives-look-no-pun-intended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">burning to death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even more so, she will make accusations against the victim of the fire before examining the folly of working in a position she cannot effectively fulfill.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps even more shocking than this admission is the amount of money she receives for subverting the LAFD on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-franciscos-woke-school-board-may-decide-against-renaming-racist-schools\/\" title=\"San Francisco\u2019s \u2018Woke\u2019 School Board May Decide Against Renaming \u2018Racist\u2019 Schools\">full-time basis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/govsalaries.com\/kristine-larson-140231146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GovSalaries<\/a> has her making over $ $490,333 as of four years ago, which is 297 percent higher than the annual salary in Los Angeles and 288 percent higher than the national average salary. It should be noted that GovSalaries indicated that Larson had two jobs from 2019 &ndash; 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Another report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lafd-asst-chief-if-i-have-to-carry-a-man-out-of-a-fire-he-got-himself-in-the-wrong-place\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Wire<\/a> put her salary at a somewhat more modest $399,000.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, she earns a salary more appropriate for a senior corporate executive to not increase the effectiveness of the LAFD, but to make sure the entity is actually less effective.<\/p>\n<p>America has learned in recent years that the entire DEI movement is a scam.<\/p>\n<p>Professional full-time activists have been raking in cash from private companies and government agencies alike to advance their deranged views and distract from the mission at hand.<\/p>\n<p>But when that mission is stopping an entire city from burning to a crisp, the danger of DEI is accentuated more than ever.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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One executive, Assistant Chief Kristine Larson, exemplifies how a focus on DEI has diverted attention from essential firefighting efforts. Larson leads the &#8220;Equity and Human Resources Bureau&#8221; and is known for her advocacy of diversity initiatives within LAFD. She made history as the first African American woman to achieve several ranks within the department and holds a DEI certification from Cornell University.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, during a time when many homes were being destroyed by wildfires, Larson gained notoriety after an old video resurfaced where she advocated for more female firefighters. In it, she mockingly questioned whether women could handle firefighting duties while making dismissive comments about victims of fires.<\/p>\n<p>Her remarks highlight perceived shortcomings in DEI efforts; they suggest that her priorities lie more with promoting diversity than with effectively saving lives during emergencies. Additionally, reports indicate that Larson&#8217;s salary is significantly higher than average for her role\u2014over $490,000 according to some sources\u2014raising concerns about compensation tied to these initiatives rather than enhancing LAFD&#8217;s operational effectiveness amidst critical situations like wildfires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DEI-Fire-Chief.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16574,48317,36915,28745,5191],"class_list":["post-2389867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dei","tag-fire-department","tag-gender-issues","tag-la","tag-leadership"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DEI-Fire-Chief.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389867"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389871,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389867\/revisions\/2389871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}