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 ...
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Back in May, LAFD Captain Freddy Escobar — president of ... Among the sidelined vehicles were 40 fire engines, which carry water and are used to fight fires, 36 ambulances, and 10 fire trucks, which ...
The role of budget cuts and private equity firms in the Los Angeles wildfires
The crisis facing the LA Fire Department is a microcosm of the broader contradictions of capitalism. It highlights the urgent ...
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WATCH: Shohei Ohtani Drives A Fire Truck & Shows Gratitude To Los Angeles Fire Fighters
Shohei Ohtani visited the LA firefighters to express his gratitude for their service. The star was also seen driving a fire ...
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Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, Los Angeles Fire Department officials were bracing ... Another former LAFD battalion chief, who did not want his name used, also told The Times that the pre-deployment should ...
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LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed just a fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades ... using now for the fire you should have used before the fire,” said Crawford, who ...