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 ...
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'Grab a Hose, Take a Stand'
Inside the harrowing fight for survival at Fire Station 69 on Sunset Boulevard in the hurricane of fire that devoured miles ...
What caused the Palisades blaze? Visual evidence points to a recent fire nearby.
The Post’s analysis offers evidence that the Palisades Fire started in the area where firefighters had spent hours using ...
L.A.’s fire chief generated controversy — and fierce loyalty — while the city burned
Critics of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley — a gay woman leading an overwhelmingly male department — call her a “DEI ...
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 the ... which carry water and are used to fight fires, 36 ambulances, and 10 fire trucks, which carry equipment, like ladders and rescue ...
Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time
Thirteen years ago, the LAFD took the type of dramatic measures in preparation of dangerous winds that the department failed to employ last week in advance of the Palisades fire.
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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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 ... usually paired with hook-and-ladder trucks, which do not carry water. In non-emergencies, they are staffed by a single ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
Los Angeles Fire Captain Freddy Escobar has served 35 ... which carry equipment, like ladders and rescue supplies. “It just makes no sense to have million dollar fire trucks and engines taken ...