Electric fire trucks did not factor in response to deadly LA blazes
Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by electric ...
The Salinas Californian20d
Moss Landing battery plant fire a ‘wake-up’ call for industry: Monterey supervisor
A lithium battery fire that erupted at a Moss Landing power plant continues to smolder and Monterey County residents are asking public officials and the facility's leaders what health risks they ...
Los Angeles Daily News20d
Fake firefighters roll up to Palisades evacuation zone in phony fire truck, are arrested, police say
Two people were arrested on suspicion of dressing up as firefighters and trying to enter a Palisades fire evacuation zone in their own phony fire truck, authorities said Sunday. Patrolling ...
AOL21d
Moss Landing lithium battery facility fire continues to burn, evacuations lifted
Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. The Monterey County ...
CBS News21d
Evacuations lifted as massive Northern California lithium battery facility fire continues to burn
Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. The Monterey County ...
WXII 12 NEWS22d
Broadway Fire Department truck rolls into creek after bridge collapses in North Wilkesboro
A fire truck rolled into a creek after a bridge collapsed in the Piedmont Triad, according to officials with the Broadway Fire Department.Officials said they were responding to a structure fire ...
USA Today22d
No, LAFD doesn’t have 45 electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge | Fact check
A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...
Popular Science22d
Fake firefighters with bogus truck arrested near LA wildfires
Not so much. Even if they own their very own fire truck. As the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detailed in its Facebook post on January 19th, law enforcement located two individuals ...
AZFamily22d
Woman fighting for her life after crash involving Phoenix fire truck
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A woman has life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run crash involving a fire truck in Phoenix on Monday evening. It happened in the area of 25th Avenue and Peoria Avenue ...
WTAE-TV23d
Woman killed in fatal Crafton house fire identified; Crews fought flames, frigid temperatures
REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM WITH THE STORY TONIGHT. THIS HOUSE FIRE IN CRAFTON CLAIMED ONE LIFE, BUT THE WINTRY CONDITIONS MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR FIREFIGHTERS TO GET HERE AND DO THEIR JOBS.
Snopes.com23d
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 ...
KSBW The Central Coast23d
Smoke and fire stop at Moss Landing battery facility; water testing expected soon
A lithium-ion battery fire broke out at the Moss Landing Energy ... reopened to the public on Sunday at 5 p.m. California Highway Patrol will remain at the scene. "Travelers in the area are ...