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 Doesn't Have Enough Fire Trucks Thanks To Private Equity
Los Angeles has been beset by fires this year, and it seems like every fire department around has done everything it can to ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The essential firefighting vehicles were still sitting in the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Bureau Of Supply and Maintenance lot in an industrial area Wednesday, waiting to be repaired.
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
As firefighters continue to battle raging fires across Los Angeles County, a cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department 2025 budget ... Tactical EMS Units, Disaster Response, and Community Emergency ...
Fire crews in Los Angeles brace for more heavy winds; at least 24 killed, thousands of buildings lost
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, ...
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Woman, Los Angeles County Fire Captain Enjoy Emotional Virtual Reunion
It was a teaful virtual reunion between a woman trapped by a raging wildfire and the fire captain who drove through the flames to save her. While Patty Phillips and Los Angeles County Fire Capt.
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Fire Department eyes shakeup amid rising demand
If things go as planned, the south end of Palo Alto will face a massive transformation and residential growth in the coming ...
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Los Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Los Angeles County Fire Department provided an update ... and multi-functional fast response vehicles that are utilized in both firefighting ...
Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of people protesting mass deportations planned by President Donald Trump marched in Southern ...
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California relying on prisoners, Mexico to provide firefighters to battle Los Angeles wildfires
and use the rented vehicles as transportation to and from the fire areas. The death toll in connection with the wildfires has jumped to 16, according to the Los Angeles County Department of ...
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The Los Angeles Fire Chief at the Center of the Storm
Kristin Crowley was appointed Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 ... and the department had also lost mechanics, leading to delays in repairing the vehicle fleet. “This service delivery model ...
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Los Angeles wildfires: Families in shock begin to visit their charred homes in Los Angeles area
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said city leadership failed her department by not providing enough money for firefighting. She also criticized the lack of water. “When a ...