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.
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 hours is circulating online. For example, the America's Last Line of Defense ...
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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
The Times also reported that before the fires, LAFD leaders decided not to deploy nine fire engines to fire-prone areas like the Pacific Palisades — deciding instead to keep them in position in ...
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.
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L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t
But several former chiefs with deep experience in LAFD tactics said most of the more than 40 available engines could have been pre-deployed to fire zones before the Palisades blaze started ...
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Did city, LAFD prepare enough for Palisades Fire? Here's what we know
As to why additional engines or firefighters weren ... different aspects of what happened during this fire.” Earlier Wednesday, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley said those decisions were part ...
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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LAFD Extinguishes Kitchen Fire in Westlake Apartment Building, No Injuries Reported
LAFD extinguished a minor kitchen fire in a Westlake apartment in 10 minutes with no injuries or evacuation required. The ...
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LA firefighters say they are understaffed, not being paid properly
LOS ANGELES - In the wake of the California wildfires, some LAFD firefighters are bringing attention to the major staffing problems the department is facing. Firefighters say they are severely ...
Firefighters kept from Palisades, Eaton front lines due to unserviced LAFD vehicles
Firefighters who reported to assist during the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires were kept from helping on the front ...
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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
“You would have had a better chance to get a better result if you deployed those engines,” former LAFD Battalion Chief Rick Crawford told the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles fire bosses ...