A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.
A post shared on Threads claims the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has 45 electric fire trucks that take 10 hours to recharge. View on Threads Verdict: False The LAFD has not issued a press ...
Social media users across X, Facebook, Threads, and Instagram have claimed that efforts to contain the fires have been ...
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 hours is circulating online. For example, the America's Last Line of Defense ...
"The LAFD has not had the funding mechanism to supply enough mechanics and enough money for the parts to repair these engines ...
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to ...
Controversy over the rows of idle trucks has intensified after revelations about the LAFD budget being cut by $17 million by Mayor Karen Bass. The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by ...
As a proud 35-year veteran and current captain with the Los Angeles Fire Department ... of our firefighters and dozens of our fire engines and trucks were dispatched to fight the Palisades ...
A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...
“To set the record straight: the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD ... McBride explained that the electric fire truck remains plugged in and charged at the fire station when not responding ...