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 acquired in 2022.
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 ...
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Dozens of Los Angeles Fire Vehicles Were in the Maintenance Yard During the Wildfires
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
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Sonoma Firefighters at Palisades Fire
Valley Chief Leads Fire Line Saving former Sonoman’s Neighborhood By Anna Pier Eight firefighters and two engines from Sonoma ...
Three Weeks Later, Still Trying to Make Sense of It All
Ryan Mac, who covers the tech industry and lives in Los Angeles, writes about suddenly becoming a fire reporter.
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It’s likely Los Angeles-like wildfires will come to Eagle County. Here’s how local fire and water entities are preparing.
Eagle County is at risk of experiencing a large-scale wildfire. “We’ve always been and we probably always will be,” said Hugh ...
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Caldwell firefighters return home after deployment to California wildfires
Caldwell firefighters are happy to be home after weeks of working in California. Caldwell Engine 14 along with other Idaho ...
Update: Hughes Fire remains 100% contained, 10,425 acres burned in Los Angeles County
Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for ...
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North County firefighters warn of local wildfire risks after LA devastation
Current and former firefighters in North County San Diego are raising concerns about the region’s ability to handle a ...
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Los Angeles Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
The Los Angeles Fire Department has trucks ... manufacturers — manufacturers increasingly wrapped up in the U.S. fire engine monolith that is the REV Group, a conglomerate assembled by private ...