Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to ...
Korean War vet who died in Eaton fire loved family, trucks and life on the open road
Retired trucker Ed Cridland lived in his modest 111-year-old Altadena home from birth until his death. “His life began and ...
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was ...
Does the L.A. Fire Department Have a Fleet of Electric Fire Trucks?
Social media users across X, Facebook, Threads, and Instagram have claimed that efforts to contain the fires have been ...
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
Officials remained concerned that the Palisades and Eaton fires could break their containment lines as firefighters continue ...
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It's Not True Half of LA Fire Trucks Are Electric or Take 10 Hours To Recharge
A rumor that half of LA's fire trucks are electric and they have to go back to the firehouse to recharge every eight to ten ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
At least 75 fire trucks languished in a city repair facility in downtown Los Angeles as wildfires decimated Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Malibu, pictures taken by The Post show. The essential ...
‘We don’t want it!’ San Gabriel Valley rages against shipment of Eaton fire hazardous waste
In a heated community meeting, furious residents assailed federal officials for trucking electric vehicle batteries and other ...
Opinion: Los Angeles tragedy points to need for support for CT fire services
This issue is not only about the appropriate budget allocations for hiring enough firefighters; it’s also about attracting ...
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No, California Didn't Turn Away Fire Trucks From Oregon Over Smog Certification
According to Oregon and California’s fire departments, trucks were stopped in Davis, California, just outside Sacramento, for maintenance and safety checks, and those trucks continued onward. Photos ...
Oregon Fire Trucks Fighting L.A. Blazes Didn’t Require ‘Emissions Testing’
Oregon has sent hundreds of firefighters, 75 fire engines and other equipment to help battle the blazes in Southern ...