A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was acquired in 2022.
Amid the deadly wildfires in Southern California, posts claimed the Los Angeles Fire Department was hindered by electric ...
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 ...
First responder communications show the power company in Altadena was slow to respond to Eaton firefighters — and that live ...
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.
As deadly blazes continue to rage in the Los Angeles area, officials are grappling with new hazards amid the rubble: damaged batteries, including those from electric ... fire. Following the Maui ...
As a charred Los Angeles resurfaces from the infernal flames that engulfed the region last month, questions loom as to how ...
“To set the record straight: the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) currently operates one Rosenbauer RTX electric fire engine—the only electric fire engine in their fleet,” Todd ...
Bracing for another round of extreme fire weather conditions, Los Angeles ... a.m. The department had pre-positioned nine engines in the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood, expecting that fires ...
The Palisades and Eaton fires both ... winds and high fire danger." 8 a.m.: The Los Angeles Fire Department pre-deploys and pre-positions resources, including fire engines, command teams, brush ...
Gavin Newsom announced the mobilization of “more than 130 fire engines ... fires. Fire chief warned leaders of ‘weakness’ in the city’s ability to fight wildfires Los Angeles Fire ...