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 a just fraction of its firefighters and trucks to the deadly Palisades Fire until it was already out of control — sending just five the 40 available fire engines and ...
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No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
The department has a single electric fire engine, acquired in 2022, and it has no electric fire trucks. Margaret Stewart, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson, told Lead Stories that the claim ...
Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
New questions are being raised about whether the City of Los Angeles and its fire department did enough to prepare in the days ahead of the deadly Palisades Fire.
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It's Not True Half of LA Fire Trucks Are Electric or Take 10 Hours To Recharge
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 ...
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LAFD helicopter pilots describe water drops, challenges of battling Palisades fire in high winds
LAFD’s helicopter pilots were ready to go. Using five medium-sized twin-engine helicopters, pilots, including Prince, battled heavy winds, while hovering 50 to 100 feet over steep terrain to ...
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Questions raised about whether Los Angeles did enough to prepare for the deadly Palisades Fire
New questions are being raised ... the north and west San Fernando Valley had extra engines in place: “I spoke to different people within LAFD and received information that we had pre-deployment ...