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.
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Concerns over Oakland fire station closures elevated by destruction in Los Angeles
On Monday, the day before the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles, the Oakland Fire Department temporarily shut down Stations 28 and 25 as part of the city's efforts to address a $130 million ...
Oakland firefighters fear station closures could mean an L.A.-sized blaze in their future
Oakland Fire Lt. Matt Amormino rode shotgun in his fire engine, past the burned-out vehicles and eucalyptus-studded East Bay hills that make Fire Station 21’s expansive coverage area a year-round ...
Arson suspect chased down by residents after allegedly sparking fire near Chatsworth Reservoir
A man lit a fire near the Chatsworth Reservoir, authorities say, but firefighters were able to contain the blaze and ...
Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...
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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Here’s what we know about LA fire department’s DEI efforts, which Republicans have attacked
Donald Trump Jr., conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and actor James Woods have made accusations similar to Musk’s. DEI initiatives broadly include efforts to increase diversity in ethnicity, gender, ...
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New gas station security camera video shows possible start of deadly Eaton Fire
A law firm suing Southern California Edison released an edited video that it says appears show the start of the deadly Eaton ...
How fire departments use pre-positioning to get a jump on wildfires
Fires in the Inland Empire and Orange County that broke out this week were stopped from becoming more dangerous because of ...
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Pasadena family meets firefighters who saved their home during Eaton Fire
"It was a lot of emotion packed into it," said Eric Mills. "Very welcoming and actually kind of helped fill in some of the gaps of the storyline of how it happened." ...
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Los Angeles County Deputies Evacuating Altadena Residents Wondered about Their Station
In addition to helping Altadena residents evacuate, deputies also grabbed weapons and equipment from their station.