the Los Angeles The water chief has been given a police security detail amid “threats” against her and water employees as wildfires sweep through Southern California, two LAPD sources told Fox News.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power CEO Janis Quiñones now has a 24/7 LAPD detail in response to the threats, sources said.
One LAPD source cited the recent shooting in New York of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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People view smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on January 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Images)
Quinones reportedly earns $750,000 annually.
It faces public criticism over Los Angeles' fire preparedness and water distribution amid fires Forest fires in the area.
“We can confirm that threats have been made against our employees, including field incidents…that occurred at a downtown DWP facility on Tuesday evening,” the DWP told Fox News.
A view of smoke covering the sky from the Eaton wildfire in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, on January 9, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun/Anatolia via Getty Images)
The ministry continued: “We take every threat and incident seriously and report them immediately to law enforcement authorities.” “We do not discuss the security measures in place at our facilities in order to protect our employees.”
The department added: “Our employees work tirelessly around the clock to support the city's response, and their work is critical to those efforts. They are an essential part of the city family, they are part of this community, and there is no place in the community or in our city for any threats to their safety.”
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A fire burns during the Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, California, United States, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Quinones has also previously said she views her position through an “equity lens” and uses it to provide social justice.
