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 acquired in 2022.
'I Feel Like I Failed You:' LAFD Leader Says Of Palisades Fire
As a third-generation firefighter in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Department Assistant Chief Joe Everett's efforts leading the efforts to battle the Palisades Fire are very personal. His ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department asked off-duty members to help combat wildfires | Fact check
It was shared more than 100 times in two days. Other versions of the claim spread widely on Facebook and X. The Los Angeles Fire Department asked off-duty members to call its communications ...
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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
Los Angeles fire bosses deployed a just fraction of ... according to internal fire department records obtained by the Times. Despite being available, no extra engines were readied in the Palisades ...
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.
Update: Palisades Fire remains 100% contained, 23,706.6 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...
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Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on
Los Angeles Fire Commission President Genethia Hudley ... and that there were increases in other areas, such as $100 million in fire department staff raises. That assertion is echoed in reporting ...
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75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by $17 million and leaders warned they didn’t have enough budget to properly fix their vehicles. Toby Canham for NY Post “We have over 100 ...