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Good Thursday morning! Here’s what Nick Reed covers this hour:

As fires rage across LA, city officials are complaining there are not enough firefighters to manage the situation.

While their lack of manpower is completely understandable given the incredible ferocity of the fires, it is worth noting that many firefighters were fired for their refusal to take the COVID vaccine.

LA Mayor Karen Bass cut the city’s Fire Department budget by $17.6 million ahead of this week’s devastating fires – as she prioritized funds for its massive homeless population that largely went unspent, according to a report.

LA County