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 ...
Los Angeles Times17d
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 for the kind of dangerous winds that could drive flames across hillsides and canyons and tear through neighborhoods from ...
Chicago Tribune20d
After lengthy backlog, Lincolnwood Fire Department has new, nearly $1M fire engine
According to fire department Deputy Chief Bryan Pierce, the 2024 Pierce Enforcer fire engine cost the village $948,000 but the funds came from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. The price tag ...
First electric fire engine in Wash. state unveiled in Redmond as city seeks more sustainable fleet
Redmond, Wash., is home to the first electric fire engine to enter service in Washington state as city government officials ...
Los Angeles Times21d
L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t
But several former chiefs with deep experience in LAFD tactics said most of the more than 40 available engines could have been pre-deployed to fire zones before the Palisades blaze started ...
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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
The Times also reported that before the fires, LAFD leaders decided not to deploy additional engines to fire-prone areas like the Pacific Palisades. However, nine engines were positioned in ...
CBS News20d
L.A. Fire Department brass face questions about slow response to Palisades Fire
Los Angeles — Questions are mounting regarding why hundreds of Los Angeles Fire Department ... as the Palisades Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, only 19 fire engines were pre-deployed ...
New York Post19d
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
And the city reportedly spends $1.3 billion each year on homeless programs, but the LAFD is scheduled to receive a cut? This makes absolutely no sense.” A fire fighting engine in for repairs at ...
New York Post20d
LAFD bosses sent just 5 fire engines to Palisades Fire — while holding back 1,000 firefighters and 35 trucks in critical first hours
“You would have had a better chance to get a better result if you deployed those engines,” former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford told the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles fire bosses ...